claim: Mutiny on the Bounty was adapted exactly once into a movie.
evidence: Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film starring Marlon Brando , Trevor Howard and Richard Harris , based on the novel Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall .. Mutiny on the Bounty. Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 film ). Charles Nordhoff. Charles Nordhoff. James Norman Hall. James Norman Hall. Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando. Trevor Howard. Trevor Howard. Richard Harris. Richard Harris. Technicolor. Technicolor. epic. epic film. historical drama. historical drama. The film retells the 1789 real-life mutiny aboard HMAV Bounty led by Fletcher Christian against the ship 's captain , William Bligh .. real-life mutiny. Mutiny on the Bounty. Fletcher Christian. Fletcher Christian. William Bligh. William Bligh. It is the second American film to be made from the novel , the first being Mutiny on the Bounty -LRB- 1935 -RRB- .. Mutiny on the Bounty. Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 film ). It was directed by Lewis Milestone , who replaced Carol Reed early in the production schedule , and it turned out to be Milestone 's final film .. Lewis Milestone. Lewis Milestone. Carol Reed. Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer -LRB- with uncredited input from Eric Ambler , William L. Driscoll , Borden Chase , John Gay and Ben Hecht -RRB- .. Charles Lederer. Charles Lederer. Eric Ambler. Eric Ambler. Borden Chase. Borden Chase. John Gay. John Gay ( screenwriter ). Ben Hecht. Ben Hecht. The score was composed by Bronisław Kaper .. Bronisław Kaper. Bronisław Kaper. Mutiny on the Bounty was filmed in the Ultra Panavision 70 widescreen process , the first motion picture so credited .. Mutiny on the Bounty. Mutiny on the Bounty ( 1935 film ). Ultra Panavision 70. Ultra Panavision 70. widescreen. widescreen. It was partly shot on location in the South Pacific .. South Pacific. Oceania. Behind the scenes , Marlon Brando effectively took over directing duties himself and caused it to become far behind schedule and over budget -- resulting in director Carol Reed pulling out of the project and being replaced by Lewis Milestone who is credited as director of the picture .. Lewis Milestone. Lewis Milestone. Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando. Carol Reed. Carol Reed. The film was heavily panned , and was considered a box office bomb , having lost over $ 6 million .. box office bomb. box office bomb. A replica of the Bounty was constructed for the film .. replica. Bounty ( 1960 ship ). Fifty years after the release of the film , the vessel sank in Hurricane Sandy with loss of life .. Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy