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Moby Dick is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Huston released in USA on 27 june 1956 with Gregory Peck
Moby Dick (1956)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 june 1956
Length 1h55
Directed by John Huston
OriginUSA
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Cétacé, Films about disabilities, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Rating72%
Moby Dick is a 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. It was directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Huston and Ray Bradbury. The film starred Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, and Leo Genn.
The music score was written by Philip Sainton.
Synopsis
Set in 19th-century New England, the story follows the whaling ship Pequod and its crew. Leading them is Captain Ahab, who was almost killed in an encounter with the "great white whale", Moby Dick. Now he is out for revenge. With the crew that has joined him, Ahab is out to destroy the huge sea mammal, but his obsession with vengeance is so great that he cannot turn back, eventually leading to the death of Ahab and all of his crew, save his newest able seaman, Ishmael.Actors
Gregory Peck
(Captain Ahab)
Richard Basehart
(Ishmael)
Leo Genn
(Starbuck)
Orson Welles
(Father Mapple)
Ronald Lacey
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