Millichap, 1981 p. 181: By the end of the Fifties Hollywood had decided it could only lure audiences away from television set with 'Big Name Stars' and 'Spectacular Productions.'" and "ill-starred" and p. 182; The film "proved a financial disaster, recouping less than half of its costs of $20 million plus"Miller, 2010 TCM: "unable to film due to weather... as much as 17 inches [of rain] in one day... Carol Reed began to clash with Brando and MGM studio management early in the production [over] interpretation [of characters]."Canham, 1974 p. 103: Canham calls the Milestone's Mutiny on the Bounty "this fiasco"
