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Moby Dick

Adventure | Drama

7.1

Release Date

June 27, 1956

Duration

116 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

Gregory Peck

Richard Basehart

Ishmael

Richard Basehart

Leo Genn

Starbuck

Leo Genn

James Robertson Justice

Capt. Boomer

James Robertson Justice

Harry Andrews

Stubb

Harry Andrews

Bernard Miles

The Manxman

Bernard Miles

Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

Noel Purcell

Edric Connor

Daggoo

Edric Connor

Mervyn Johns

Peleg

Mervyn Johns

Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

Joseph Tomelty

Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

Francis de Wolff

Philip Stainton

Bildad

Philip Stainton

Royal Dano

Elijah

Royal Dano

Seamus Kelly

Flask

Seamus Kelly

Friedrich von Ledebur

Queequeg

Friedrich von Ledebur

Orson Welles

Father Mapple

Orson Welles

John Huston

Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

John Huston

Carol White

Young Girl (uncredited)

Carol White

Frazer Hines

Boy (uncredited)

Frazer Hines

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