<P> The film retells the 1789 real - life mutiny aboard HMAV Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against the ship's captain, William Bligh . It is the second American film to be made from the novel, the first being Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). It was directed by Lewis Milestone, who replaced Carol Reed early in the production schedule, and it turned out to be Milestone's final film . </P> <P> The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer (with uncredited input from Eric Ambler, William L. Driscoll, Borden Chase, John Gay and Ben Hecht). The score was composed by Bronisław Kaper . </P> <P> Mutiny on the Bounty was filmed in the Ultra Panavision 70 widescreen process, the first motion picture so credited . It was partly shot on location in the South Pacific . Behind the scenes, Marlon Brando effectively took over directing duties himself and caused it to become far behind schedule and over budget--resulting in director Carol Reed pulling out of the project and being replaced by Lewis Milestone who is credited as director of the picture . The film was heavily panned, and was considered a box office bomb, having lost over $6 million . </P> <P> A replica of the Bounty was constructed for the film . Fifty years after the release of the film, the vessel sank in Hurricane Sandy with loss of life . </P>

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