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What is the true story behind the movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty"?
Explain the history of the mutiny, the survival of the captain, and how the story became a movie
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The mutiny on the Bounty occurred aboard a British Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789, and has been commemorated by several books, films, and popular songs, many of which take considerable liberties with the facts. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the commanding officer, William Bligh. The sailors were attracted to the idyllic life on the Pacific Island, and repelled by the alleged cruelty of their Captain.
Eighteen mutineers set Captain Bligh and those loyal to him afloat in a small boat. They then proceeded to settle, some in Tahiti in 1789, others in Pitcairn Island with some Tahitan people whom they abducted. The "Bounty" was then burned to avoid capture, and the island remains populated to this day by the descendants of some the original mutineers and the people they abducted.
Captain Bligh and some of the sailors loyal to him made an epic and eventful journey in a small boat to Timor in the Dutch East Indies. From this safe area Bligh returned to the UK and reported the mutiny.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty
The mutiny on the Bounty occurred aboard a British Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789, and has been commemorated by several books, films, and popular songs, many of which take considerable liberties with the facts. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the commanding officer, William Bligh. The sailors were attracted to the idyllic life on the Pacific Island, and repelled by the alleged cruelty of their Captain.
Eighteen mutineers set Captain Bligh and those loyal to him afloat in a small boat. They then proceeded to settle, some in Tahiti in 1789, others in Pitcairn Island with some Tahitan people whom they abducted. The "Bounty" was then burned to avoid capture, and the island remains populated to this day by the descendants of some the original mutineers and the people they abducted.
Captain Bligh and some of the sailors loyal to him made an epic and eventful journey in a small boat to Timor in the Dutch East Indies. From this safe area Bligh returned to the UK and reported the mutiny.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty
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On 4 April 1789, after five months in Tahiti, the Bounty set sail with its breadfruit cargo. On 28 April 1789, some 1,300 miles west of Tahiti, near Tonga, mutiny broke out. From all accounts, Fletcher Christian and several of his followers entered Bligh's cabin, which he always left unlocked, awakened him, and pushed him on deck wearing only his nightshirt, where he was guarded by Christian holding a bayonet. When Bligh entreated with Christian to be reasonable, Christian would only reply, "I am in hell, I am in hell!" Despite strong words and threats heard on both sides, the ship was taken bloodlessly and apparently without struggle by any of the loyalists except Bligh himself. Of the 42 men on board aside from Bligh and Christian, 18 joined Christian in mutiny, two were passive, and 22 remained loyal to Bligh. The mutineers ordered Bligh, the ship's master, two midshipmen, the surgeon's mate (Ledward), and the ship's clerk into Bounty's launch. Several more men voluntarily joined Bligh rather than remaining aboard, as they knew that those who remained on board would be considered de facto mutineers under the Articles of War.
How did Captain Bligh survive the mutiny?
What became of Captain Bligh?