I think Bolt started the screenplay for The Bounty, but had a stroke and the eventual film contains little of his original writing.
I imagine the movie with a screenplay by the Bolt of the early 1960s, and it would have been wonderful. I first read the three novels by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall (Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island) as a teen, and I know there is still a great series of movies (or an epic TV mini-series) waiting to be made of the entire story (only parts of which were addressed in the earlier versions). Bruce On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > He also co-wrote the script for THE BOUNTY (1984), the mutiny on the HMS > Bounty story, which David Lean had always wanted > to film, but was never able to get financed. > > This film takes a fuller look at the BOUNTY epic, and is enjoyable enough, > directed by Roger Donaldson. But one > can only imagine that tale with the Lean camera and editing synergy and > perfectionist sensibility. Maybe the > financiers remembered all too well the MGM experience with the Brando > version. I have always liked that version. > > LEAN went on to make A PASSAGE TO INDIA, a thoroughly wonderful film, in my > opinion. I think that's > out on BLU - RAY now. > > K. > > On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote: > > Robert Bolt, who wrote Lawrence, quickly followed with Doctor > Zhivago<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/>, > A Man for All Seasons <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374856/> (from his > earlier play), and Ryan's Daughter <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066319/>, > a pretty amazing string of wonderful screenplays. > > Of course he didn't manage to include a tagline as great as "Get off my > lawn!" in any of them, but he did his best. > > Bruce > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Phil Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Odd, we nearly always think of LAWRENCE in terms of its epic scope and >> spectacular visuals, but it has one of the most literate and >> precise screenplays of almost any film I can think of. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:06 PM >> *Subject:* [MOPO] OT; BLIGH ME, GUVNOR >> >> Tony Hayward: I am reminded of the wonderful line Claude Rains (Dryden) >> gets in LAWRENCE: >> >> >> *Prince Feisal <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000027/>*: You, I suspect, >> are chief architect of this compromise. What do you think? >> *Mr. Dryden <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/>*: Me, your Highness? On >> the whole, I wish I'd stayed in Tunbridge Wells. >> >> >> * >> * >> http://www.theonion.com/articles/massive-flow-of-bullshit-continues-to-gush-from-bp,17564/ >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
