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Moby Dick

Moby Dick
★ 7.1/10•1956•1h 55m•G•Adventure•Drama

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

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 leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

John Huston · Director

Ray Bradbury · Screenplay

John Huston · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 27, 1956
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$10,400,000

Actors

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Ishmael

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Starbuck

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Capt. Boomer

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Stubb

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

The Manxman

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

Edric Connor

Edric Connor

Daggoo

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Peleg

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

Francis de Wolff

Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

Philip Stainton

Bildad

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Elijah

Seamus Kelly

Flask

Friedrich von Ledebur

Friedrich von Ledebur

Queequeg

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Father Mapple

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