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== Plot == <!-- WP:FILMPLOT recommends the plot summary to be between 400-700 words. --> The court of inquiry<ref>Hough, Richard (1972). Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian: The Men and the Mutiny. London: Hutchinsons. {{ISBN|978-0-09-112860-9}}. p. 276.</ref> of Commanding Lieutenant [[William Bligh]] for the loss of {{HMS|Bounty}} to mutineers begins. Via flashbacks, ''Bounty'' sets out from Portsmouth, England on 23 December 1787, on an expedition to [[Tahiti]] to gather [[breadfruit]] pods for transplantation in the Caribbean, Bligh electing to sail the ship west round the tip of South America to use the expedition to fulfill an ambition to [[circumnavigate]] the globe. After thirty-one days, the attempt to round [[Cape Horn]] fails due to harsh weather, and the ship is obliged to take the longer eastern route. Bligh replaces Fryer with his friend [[Fletcher Christian]] as second-in-command. Seaman James Valentine dies. Arriving in Tahiti in October 1788, Bligh finds that due to the delays, the wind is against them for a quick return journey and they must stay on the island for four months longer than planned. Many of the weary crew, relieved to land, eventually develop a taste for the pleasures that island life offers, especially the native women; Christian immerses himself in the native culture, learning the language, submitting to Tahiti tattooing, making his relationship with Bligh tense. Three crew members, one of them, [[Charles Churchill (mutineer)|Charles Churchill]], desert the ship, intent on staying on the island. Bligh hunts the men down and has them flogged. Huggan dies. When the ship leaves Tahiti, Fletcher is forced to leave his pregnant native lover, [[Mauatua]], behind. The resumption of naval discipline on the return voyage turns Bligh into not willing to tolerate any disobedience whatsoever. He insists that the ship is filthy and orders the crew to clean up several times a day. Bligh subjects the crew to pressure, creating an atmosphere of tension. Many of the men, including Christian, are singled out for tongue-lashings, especially when he suggests to go around Cape Horn again. Christian considers constructing a raft to escape; playing on his resentment against Bligh's treatment of both him and the men, Ned Young persuades Christian to take the ship by force. After unsuccessfully warning the stubborn Bligh, Christian decides to take the ship and cast Bligh adrift without any killing. Bligh is roused from his bed and taken to the deck, and he is, along with those considered loyal to him, forced into a [[longboat]], minimally supplied, and cast adrift. As Bligh and his crew stop for supplies on the island of Tofua, natives kill quartermaster John Norton. Bligh and his crew agree to try to reach the [[Dutch East Indies]]. Bligh talks down a heated Purcell, even giving him his share of food and insists that they not eat each other to survive. Bligh's triumph pays off as he and his crew successfully reach Timor. Christian and the mutineers sail back to Tahiti. [[Pลmare I|King Tynah]], however, is concerned that their mutiny could incite British punishment against his people. Realizing the folly of staying, the mutineers gather supplies, and are allowed to collect their girlfriends and native friends and sail away to try to find a safe refuge. Christian pleads with Tynah to allow Mauatua to decide her own destiny. Tynah concedes, and Mauatua chooses the uncertainty of a life with Christian over remaining with her father. Churchill, along with others, stay, while Christian tries to get beyond reach of British punishment; the search for a safe haven is long and seemingly impossible, as any pursuing Royal Navy vessels will search all known islands and coastlines to find them. Some of the ''Bounty'' crew are so frustrated that they are ready to rebel against Christian to turn the ship back towards Tahiti. After Christian forces the crew to continue on, they find [[Pitcairn Island]], a place not marked on British maps of the region. As the crew burn the ''Bounty'' making detection and escape virtually impossible, seaman [[John Adams (mutineer)|John Adams]] notes to Christian that they will never get off the island or see England again. The judgment of Bligh's [[court-martial]] is read by [[Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport|Admiral Hood]]: Bligh is exonerated of all blame of the loss of the ''Bounty'', and is commended for courage and exemplary seamanship for the open boat voyage. Bligh, moved, sheathes his sword with a slight tremor, thanks Hood and departs. A resigned Christian watches ''Bounty'' sink.
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