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Moby Dick (1956)

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 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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John Huston profile
John Huston

Director

Ray Bradbury profile
Ray Bradbury

Screenplay

Cast

Gregory Peck profile
Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Ishmael

Leo Genn profile
Leo Genn

Starbuck

James Robertson Justice profile
James Robertson Justice

Capt. Boomer

Harry Andrews profile
Harry Andrews

Stubb

Bernard Miles profile
Bernard Miles

The Manxman

Noel Purcell profile
Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

Edric Connor profile
Edric Connor

Daggoo

Mervyn Johns profile
Mervyn Johns

Peleg

Joseph Tomelty profile
Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

Francis de Wolff profile
Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

Philip Stainton profile
Philip Stainton

Bildad

Gregory Peck profile
Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

Richard Basehart profile
Richard Basehart

Ishmael

Leo Genn profile
Leo Genn

Starbuck

James Robertson Justice profile
James Robertson Justice

Capt. Boomer

Harry Andrews profile
Harry Andrews

Stubb

Bernard Miles profile
Bernard Miles

The Manxman

Noel Purcell profile
Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

Edric Connor profile
Edric Connor

Daggoo

Mervyn Johns profile
Mervyn Johns

Peleg

Joseph Tomelty profile
Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

Francis de Wolff profile
Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

Philip Stainton profile
Philip Stainton

Bildad

Extra

Release Date

June 27, 1956

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Production Company

Moulin Productions Inc. logoWarner Bros. Pictures logo

Available On

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Videos

Moby Dick (1956) - Theatrical Trailer thumbnail
Moby Dick (1956) - Theatrical Trailer
Moby Dick (1956) Original Trailer [FHD] thumbnail
Moby Dick (1956) Original Trailer [FHD]
Ernest Dickerson on MOBY DICK thumbnail
Ernest Dickerson on MOBY DICK

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