Moby Dick
1956/06/27 (US) | Adventure, Drama
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.
John Huston
Director
John Huston
Screenplay
Ray Bradbury
Screenplay
Lead 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
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Budget
$ 4,500,000
Revenue
$ 10,400,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Moulin Productions Inc.
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Crews
Philip Sainton
Original Music Composer
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Vaughan N. Dean
Producer
John Huston
Producer