Moby Dick poster
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IMDb7.3/10(21000 votes)
Director John Huston
Screenplay John Huston, Ray Bradbury

Moby Dick

AdventureDrama1956

Tagline: The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!

Release Date: 1956-06-27

Duration: 116 minutes

Synopsis

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

Casting

  • Gregory Peck
    Captain Ahab
  • Orson Welles
    Father Mapple
  • Royal Dano
    Elijah
  • Harry Andrews
    Stubb
  • Richard Basehart
    Ishmael
  • John Huston
    Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
  • Bernard Miles
    The Manxman
  • James Robertson Justice
    Capt. Boomer
  • Leo Genn
    Starbuck
  • Francis de Wolff
    Capt. Gardiner
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