Pitcairn Island Today

May 25, 1935

0h 9m

★ 6.0

Overview

This visit to Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific Ocean shows that life for the residents has changed little in the years since Fletcher Christian and his fellow mutineers on HMS Bounty, along with several Tahitian natives, landed here. The island is self-sufficient and has few visitors. Among the islanders we see at work is Fletcher Christian's great-grandson.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Narrator (voice)

Carey Wilson

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