[7][8] The movie was partly financed by distributors Stanley Crick and Herbert Finlay in association with J.D.
"[10] Māori actors played the Tahitians who greeted crew members of the Bounty.
[11] Longford wanted to shoot some scenes on Pinchgut Island in Sydney Harbour but was refused with the authorities giving no reason.
[12] Attempts were made to ensure the script was as historically accurate as possible and Bligh was not as demonised as he would be in later film versions of this story.
When the film was released in Sydney on 2 September 1916,[14] it was endorsed by the education department and 2,000 school children attending the initial screening.