In the Wake of the Bounty (1933): Cast & Plot
In the Wake of the Bounty is a 1933 action documentary starring Charles Chauvel, Errol Flynn and John Warwick. It runs 1 hour 6 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 6m (66 min)
- Genres
- Action , Documentary , Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Expeditionary Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is In the Wake of the Bounty About?
The premise of In the Wake of the Bounty without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The film explores the story of the Bounty and is based on the 1932 novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
In the Wake of the Bounty Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- mutiny on the bounty
- sailing ship
- british seaman
- tyrannical captain
- crew
- whipping
- bare chested male bondage
- swashbuckler
- ship
- captain
- ship captain
- mutiny
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- historical event
- dancing
- based on true story
In the Wake of the Bounty Cast & Characters
Charles Chauvel leads the cast, with Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian and John Warwick as Midshipman Young.
- Charles Chauvel as themselves
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Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian - John Warwick as Midshipman Young
- Arthur Greenaway as Narrator
Also Starring in In the Wake of the Bounty
· 3 more- Mayne Lynton Lieut. Bligh
- Victor Gouriet Michael Byrne - The 'Bounty's' Blind Fiddler
- Elsa Chauvel Themselves
In the Wake of the Bounty Plot Summary
What happens in In the Wake of the Bounty from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In this hybrid film by Charles Chauvel, the opening dramatizes the mutiny with enacted scenes, then shifts to documentary footage that surveys the mutineers’ descendants living on Pitcairn Island through an anthropological lens. The director also includes footage of Polynesian dancers and even a underwater shipwreck shot—captured from a glass-bottom boat—that he believes to be the Bounty, though many viewers think it isn’t. As this was Chauvel’s first “talkie”, the film reveals a learning curve in directing actors: the dialogue often feels stiff and somewhat amateurish.
Full summary
The whole story of In the Wake of the Bounty, scene by scene
In the Wake of the Bounty Also Known As
Also known as “Пътят на „Баунти"”.
- Also known as
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- Пътят на „Баунти"
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Movies Like In the Wake of the Bounty
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty and Mutiny on the Bounty.
In the Wake of the Bounty FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of In the Wake of the Bounty, each answered in a sentence.
How long is In the Wake of the Bounty?
In the Wake of the Bounty runs 1 hour 6 minutes (66 minutes).
When was In the Wake of the Bounty released?
In the Wake of the Bounty was released on March 14, 1933.
Who is in the cast of In the Wake of the Bounty?
In the Wake of the Bounty stars Charles Chauvel, Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian and John Warwick as Midshipman Young, among 7 credited actors.
Does In the Wake of the Bounty have a post-credit scene?
No. In the Wake of the Bounty has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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