Moby Dick

"The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!"

1956 1h 55m EN

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7.1

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81%

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7.3

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★7.1TMDB · 493🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 23,426

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Synopsis

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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.

“The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Huston
Writers: John Huston, Ray Bradbury
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Huston, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Sainton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Russell Lloyd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart and Leo Genn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Huston directs. Oswald Morris behind the camera. Philip Sainton scores. Russell Lloyd cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by John Huston, shot by Oswald Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Philip Sainton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Russell Lloyd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart and Leo Genn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!".
8IMDB entry: tt0049513 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "stroke of fate", "based on novel or book", "whale", "obsession".