Beetley on Bligh…
In 1962, I was taken by my parents to see a lavish epic at the cinema. Starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, and Richard Harris, this was a glorious tecnicolour film , with exotic south seas locations, and a real sense of history. As it is a true story, there would be no surprises of course, but that didn’t matter. All we had to do was to sit back and let the lavish spectacle wash over us. And we did, and we loved it. My Dad had told me that it was a remake, and he had seen a version made in 1935, starring Clark Gable, with Charles Laughton as the stern Captain Bligh. But I hadn’t seen that one, so was content with the wonderful film I got to see when I was just 10 years old.
Just over five years later, I got the chance to see that earlier…
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Thanks as always, Jack. Seems like many people have never seen any of them. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Doesn’t surprise me Pete. If a film doesn’t appeal to the lowest common denominator these days, it doesn’t stand a chance. The same applies to intelligently written books!
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