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.
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Cast
- Gregory PeckCaptain Ahab
- Richard BasehartIshmael
- Leo GennStarbuck
- James Robertson JusticeCapt. Boomer
- Harry AndrewsStubb
- Bernard MilesThe Manxman
- Noel PurcellShip's Carpenter
- Edric ConnorDaggoo
- Mervyn JohnsPeleg
- Joseph TomeltyPeter Coffin
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- John HustonScreenplay
- Ray BradburyScreenplay
- Herman MelvilleNovel
- Oswald MorrisDirector of Photography
- Philip SaintonOriginal Music Composer
- Russell LloydEditor
- Vaughan N. DeanProducer
- John HustonProducer
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