Which film won the 8th Academy Award for Best Picture?

 

            ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ won in the Best Picture category at the 8th Academy Awards ceremony. It is one of the best adventure films of all time.

             The rousing, 18th century story of the Bounty’s mutiny, directed by Frank Lloyd, was adapted from the first two volumes of the novel ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ written by Charles Nordhoff-James and Norman Hall.

            ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ stars Charles Laughton and Clark Gable. The film was one of the biggest hits of its time. The film actually portrays the historical case of the Tahiti- bound British naval vessel HMS Bounty that suffered a famous mutiny in 1789 against its iron-fisted, sadistic commander Captain Bligh.

            The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5th, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called “Oscars”.

Picture Credit : Google