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Any Seagoing Navy Veteran is familiar with the varied attitudes and standards of their Commanding Officer. In the case of Captain Bligh, he was a sadistic tyrant. No man of such hatred toward his fellows should be in command of a ship. Even the Board of this Investigation found fault with Bligh's methods.

I watched this yesterday on UK TV. What a terrific movie!

The navy was one of few places where a low born could rise through the ranks - yes class structure still remained and nobility ensured high rank no matter which service you joined - but in the navy was a greater chance of reward in taking of ships and cargo, where in the army the common soldier often had to loot the dead and helpless and hide their fortunes in their uniform till they could deposit it or make use of it.

But he was given a ship to chase the mutineers and ended his career as a vice-admiral.

That was awesome

In such a small part, Henry Daniell commanded the screen and delivered this brilliantly written speech like a master. My admiration for him began with “Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green,” where he portrayed Basil Rathbone’s favourite Professor Moriarty. And then there was one of the greatest swashbucklers of all time, “The Sea Hawk,” in which he crossed swords with Errol Flynn.

When seven assholes think you're an asshole....

Reactors The actors to me, who played the best part of Captain Blythe, and Christian, where Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson?

The moment Bligh scratched his nose while laughing, Ned knew he was fckd.

A bunch of bullshit none of this is historically true the whole mutiny on the bounty story is hollywood hyped up nonsense. Bligh was a good captain and Fletcher Christian was a traitor who couldn't keep it in his pants.

Half a raisin is not enough to keep a man alive.

'Rules are for the obedience of fools, and the guidance of wise men' Group Captain Harry Day GC, DSO, OBE, RFC/RAF 1898-1977

Outstanding! Where can I get a transcipt?!

Bunch of old drag queens😂

Easy for an Admiral sitting in the comfort of the Admiralty Building to pass judgment on an officer of the line commanding a crew of hard Jacks. You have to be firm but fair. Not brutal.

In layman's terms "Absolved of military misdeed" means "You're off the hook"

I wonder if this addendum from 1:00 onwards is accurate to historical record. After HMS Bounty's loss, Bligh was given command of nine HM warships, including four ships of the line. Presumably he had the confidence of the Admiralty.

Very reminiscent of the departure scene in John Huston’s Moby Dick.

A good rebuke of this odious albeit largely fictitious character.

Bligh was an exceptionally good Captain who was slandered by Hollywood.

William Bligh went on to become a Vice-Admiral. He retired to a grand town-house which is near the Imperial War Museum of today. He died after a heart attack in Bond Steet, London, on 7th December 1817, aged 63 years. He was no doubt doing his Christmas Shopping.

This is an example of why Britain and its former colonies - America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand became the most prosperous countries in the world and why the rest of the world wants to live in these countries today, whereas most of the former Spanish and French colonies are corrupt and impoverished. Two former British colonies in Africa, Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, and South Africa had the strongest economies and were by far the richest on that continent with Rhodesia being nicknamed 'the breadbasket of Africa'. However, as soon as they were handed back to the indigenous people it didn't take too long for both countries to fall into economic chaos and social disorder.

Terrible scene. They really didn't know how to construct a technical suspense scene back then.

Bonty would have had courses, topsails and topgallants, but not royals.

Bligh's revenge for this joke on himself was terrible, completely excessive, like all his orders.

Dishonour is worse than death some say! Perhaps but I've had no corpse yet give their opinion on that but I'll get back to you all if any change occurs . Good day......I SAID GOOD DAY!

Started it for Brando, stayed for Bligh

Antony Hopkins!

Men get keel-hauled in divorce courts all of the country today.

A small correction. British Naval Officers are not considered Gentlemen.

Henry Daniell played the court judge and his performance stole the whole court scene.

Blighs biggest mistake was that he took no marines on board bounty. Cook and flinders took note and had a complement of men is scarlet to keep the peace.

Dumbledore before he became Headmaster of Hogwarts in the crew.

They had no right to mutinty but you sir are a major dickhead....Our bad.....😅

But yet they still hanged the mutineers.....

Trevor copped it again in the charge of the light brigade Raglan admonished him For black bottle affair!

a failure to appoint him???.....yet he went on to command and serve alongside Nelson in the Battle of the Baltic as Captain of HMS Elephant......a ship of the line where even Nelson himself praised his efforts during the battle.

Was "the Court" speaking to joe biden???

What happened later in Pitcairn was horrible. They actually slaughtered each other to the last, including Fletcher Christian who was killed with an axe.

As they say in Sandhurst, "There are no bad soldiers, only bad Officers". But the truth is, Bligh was an excellent Officer. In real life he was acquitted of any wrongdoing and was never reprehended. The fact that he was able to reach Timor in such conditions - I always wondered if he reached Dutch or Portuguese Timor - is absolutely outstanding.

We have to remember this is Hollywood's take on British history, as they have none of their own, and is fiction.

Keelhauling was a no-no. Bligh was not a flogger either, like other captains of the day, including Cook. He did not suffer fools, expected work to be done properly, or it was a tongue-lashing! The Bounty is the most truthful version of the saga.

Implying that someone was not a gentleman in that era would be absolutely devastating. He would certainly have never received another appointment. Moreover, he would have been finished in polite society. In fact, the Admiralty never made those comments and Blithe had a fine career after Bounty.

The problem Bligh had was that the breadfruit trees in Tahiti required 5 months to mature to the size necessary for successful transport. That gave the crew 5 months of living quite merrily among the natives whose moral code was notably less stringent. Small wonder that they weren't anxious to make another long voyage on a cramped ship with no female companionship.

The dialogue is fabulous.

Never saw the movie, only this scene. What struck me first: All judges sitting in a court martial of the Royal Navy of the time must be at least of the rank of captain. And captains and above wore two epaulettes at the time. Obviously the court was manned by a lot of very old Lieutenants.

Excellent film with great actors! Modern films no longer achieve the impressive effect of the monumental films from the sixties. No one could play the role of Captain Bligh better than Trevor Howard. It was undoubtedly his most important film role. The sailing ship Bounty was built especially for this film. The rest is history. 👍

Just as an aside. Captain Bligh went on to become a Vice-Admiral and The Governor of New South Wales. He retired to a large townhouse in London which was near to what is now the Imperial War Museum. He had eight children. He collapsed and died of a heart attack on 7th December 1817 aged 63 years in Bond Street, London.

Emotional people fall for this type of feel-good criticism that meant NOTHING. The snide remarks at the court marital in 1790 didn't hurt Bligh's career at all. Bligh had a highly successful career after the Bounty. He commanded many British Warships, including Ships of the Line during the Napoleonic wars where decisiveness and toughness was rewarded. He died in service at the age of 63 in 1817 as a Vice-Admiral after having successfully served as a rear-Admiral from 1810. The fate of the mutineers was far less happy.

0:27 Note how the men going aloft past the top by climbing the futtock shrouds, not through the lubber's hole. Those are true tall ship sailors.