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Moby Dick (1956)

Poster for Moby Dick

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

Cast & Crew

Director
John Huston
  • Profile picture of Gregory Peck
    Captain Ahab Gregory Peck
  • Profile picture of Richard Basehart
    Ishmael Richard Basehart
  • Profile picture of Leo Genn
    Starbuck Leo Genn
  • Profile picture of James Robertson Justice
    Capt. Boomer James Robertson Justice
  • Profile picture of Harry Andrews
    Stubb Harry Andrews
  • Profile picture of Bernard Miles
    The Manxman Bernard Miles
  • Profile picture of Noel Purcell
    Ship's Carpenter Noel Purcell
  • Profile picture of Edric Connor
    Daggoo Edric Connor

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Keywords

  • captain
  • stroke of fate
  • based on novel or book
  • whale
  • obsession
  • boat
  • shipwreck
  • walrus
  • revenge
  • whaling ship
  • 19th century