Film
Moby Dick (1956)
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
Adventure, Drama· Directed by John Huston· 115 min
Overview
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.
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- Ishmael Handsome, romantic - the look of a poet, the courage of a giant
- Captain Ahab The White Wael Handsohale nearly destroyed him - and no one would rest till the White Whale was dead!
- Starbuck He bet his fears and his faith against the fury of Captain Ahab!
- Before the shark there was the whale
US rerelease 1976
- In all the world---in all the seas---in all adventure, there is no might like the might of
Moby Dick
- From the immortal adventure classic... of whaling men, their ships, and the sea!
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- The most eagerly awaited motion picture of the year!
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- Never such a sight! Never such a might!
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- Call me Ishmael.
Connections
Top billing
- Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab
- Richard Basehart as Ishmael
- Leo Genn as Starbuck
- James Robertson Justice as Capt. Boomer
- Harry Andrews as Stubb