Anthony hopkins and mel gibson lead a stellar oscar winning cast including sir laurence olivier, daniel day lewis and liam neeson in this action packed adventure bursting with spectacular battles, raging storms and an intensity as powerful as the mighty sea itself! Filled with commanding performances, memorable dialogue and superb action scenes, the bounty has everything fans of swash buckling adventure could want. Hopkins stars as william bligh, a real life sea captain who, in 1787, steered hms bounty on a 27,000 mile voyage into danger, chaos and madness. After 31 days battling severe sea squalls and bligh s ever increasing cruelty, the weary crew is relieved to land on the tropical island of tahiti. But soon their tyrannical captain wants to set sail again and the desperate men turn to first mate fletcher christian gibson to help take the ship by force.. Special features audio commentaries 1 director roger donaldson, producer bernie williams and production designer john graysmark. 2 historical consultant stephen walters. The making of the bounty documentary. The bounty on film gallery. Theatrical trailer. Notethe dvd movie does not come with a booklet running time 132 minutes region region 2 release date 12 sept. 2011