Tag: Roger Donaldson

Retelling the saga of The Bounty (1984) + Take Me to Pitcairn (2013)

Retelling the saga of The Bounty (1984) + Take Me to Pitcairn (2013)

July 9, 2015 | By

Reviews of the ever-enigmatic saga of The Bounty (1984), new on Blu from Twilight Time + Julian McDonnell’s witty documentary Take Me To Pitcairn (2013).

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BR: Bounty, The (1984)

BR: Bounty, The (1984)

July 9, 2015 | By

Originally drafted as a two-part film project by director David Lean and screenwriter Robert Bolt in 1977, the lavish adaptation of Richard Hough’s book Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian went as far as building a full-scale replica of the HMS. Bounty ship for Dino De Laurentiis’ production, but things went sour…

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