Tahiti, vuonna 1787. Bounty-laivan kapteeni Bligh ja hänen ystävänsä Fletcher Christian joutuvat välirikkoon. Tahitin lumoava saari tarjoaa houkutuksensa ja ajaa Bountyn miehistön veriseen kapinaan, josta vain osa voi selvitä hengissä...
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are shipwrecked on a desert island. This potential ménage à trois where the two men compete for the lady's attention is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a fourth inhabitant of the island.
This film shows the duties of a young British sailor, Lieutenant Ellison, as his submarine H.M. Artemis sails the pack ice north of Iceland to gather data to complete a scientific survey for the Hydrographic Department.