Title: The Bounty
Director: Roger Donaldson
Screenwriter: Robert Bolt
Subject: Historical mutiny of the Bounty occurred in 1787
Year: 1984
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam
Neeson, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox, Bernard Hill
Duration: 126’
Production Company: Universal Pictures
Production Country: USA
Plot: The plot is told from the point of view of William
Blight who recalls the events that led to the mutiny of
HMS Bounty, formerly at his command. After their stay in
Tahiti, divisions arise amongst the crew. Fletcher
becomes the leader of the mutineers, who together send
off Blight and those loyal to him adrift on a boat. The
narration then follows the journeys of both groups,
escaping punishment and attempting to return safely at
home respectively.
Main Source Language: English
Target Dubbed Language: Italian
Target Title: Il Bounty
Dubbing Director: Manlio De Angelis
Dubbing Actors: Cesare Barbetti (William Blight), Massimo
Giuliani (Fletcher Christian), Sergio di Stefano (John
Fryer), Angelo Nicotra (Charles Churchill), Sergio
Graziani (Admiral Hood), Michele Gammino (Captain
Greetham), Luciano De Ambrosis (William Cole)
Language Varieties in ST: West Country English (Mr
Blight), large variety of British accents.
Function of Language Varieties in ST: portrayals of real
people, idiolect.
Dubbed Language Rendition: Standard Italian
Instance Description: Captain Blight is answering
questions regarding his diary at his trial. In explaining
why the word “dancing” is frequently mentioned, he
mentions that he had the crewmen dance daily in order to
keep them carefree. He then recalls one occasion when his
orders were not met with joyful cooperation
Instance Start Time: 0’25’’
Instance Duration: 0’53’’
Instance Web Link:
https://youtu.be/r1jgKSXPL84?t=37
ST Instance Transcription:
Fryer: Get your knees up, Quintal!
Quintal: I'm doin' me best, sir.
Fryer: Don't answer back.
Churchill: We're bloody sailors, not bloody dancers!
Fryer: Mr. Christian, Mr. Young, put a gag on Quintal.
Quintal: It wasn't bloody me!
Young: Don't make it worse, Quintal.
Churchill: It wasn't him, sir. It was me.
Fryer: Come along, Mr. Christian.
Christian: You've got the wrong man, sir. Churchill said
it was he who made the remark.
Fryer: Gag them both.
Churchill: Oh, Jesus Christ!
Blight: Do as he says, Mr. Christian.
Christian: Sir.
TT Instance Transcription:
Fryer: Su con le ginocchia, Quintal!
Quintal: Sto facendo del mio meglio, signore.
Fryer: E non mi risponda.
Churchill: Siamo marinai, non fottuti ballerini!
Fryer: Signor Christian, signor Young, il morso a
Quintal.
Quintal: Ma io non ho parlato, signore.
Young: Non peggiorare la cosa, Quintal.
Churchill: Non è stato lui signore. Sono stato io.
Fryer: Si sbrighi, signor Christian.
Christian: Se l’è presa con uno che non c’entra, signore.
È stato Churchill che ha fatto l’osservazione.
Fryer: Morso a tutti e due.
Churchill: Oh, Gesù Cristo!
Blight: Esegua l’ordine, signor Christian.
Christian: Signore.