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.
Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles
Crew: Philip Sainton (Original Music Composer), Russell Lloyd (Editor), John Huston (Director), John Huston (Screenplay), Herman Melville (Author), Oswald Morris (Director of Photography)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Moulin Productions Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 116 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 27, 1956
IMDb: 4
Keywords:captain, stroke of fate, based on novel or book, whale, obsession, boat, shipwreck, walrus, revenge, whaling ship, 19th century
