Moby Dick

Moby Dick (1956)

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

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama
  • Release Date: 1956-06-27
  • User Rating: 7.0/10 from 414 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Moulin Productions Inc.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Huston
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Summary

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.

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  • Gregory Peck

    as Captain Ahab
  • Richard Basehart

    as Ishmael
  • Leo Genn

    as Starbuck
  • James Robertson Justice

    as Capt. Boomer
  • Harry Andrews

    as Stubb
  • Bernard Miles

    as The Manxman
  • Noel Purcell

    as Ship's Carpenter
  • Edric Connor

    as Daggoo
  • Mervyn Johns

    as Peleg
  • Joseph Tomelty

    as Peter Coffin
  • Francis de Wolff

    as Capt. Gardiner
  • Philip Stainton

    as Bildad
  • Royal Dano

    as Elijah
  • Seamus Kelly

    as Flask
  • Friedrich von Ledebur

    as Queequeg
  • Orson Welles

    as Father Mapple
  • John Huston

    as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
  • Carol White

    as Young Girl (uncredited)
  • Frazer Hines

    as Boy (uncredited)
Sound Philip Sainton Original Music Composer
Editing Russell Lloyd Editor
Directing John Huston Director
Writing John Huston Screenplay
Writing Herman Melville Author
Camera Oswald Morris Director of Photography
Writing Ray Bradbury Screenplay
Production Vaughan N. Dean Producer
Production John Huston Producer
Directing Kevin McClory Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Charles E. Parker Makeup Designer
Sound John W. Mitchell Sound Recordist
Sound Len Shilton Sound
Costume & Make-Up Hilda Fox Hairdresser
Sound Louis Levy Conductor
Art Stephen B. Grimes Assistant Art Director
Camera Arthur Ibbetson Camera Operator
Camera Freddie Francis Second Unit Director of Photography
Art Geoffrey Drake Production Design
Art Ralph W. Brinton Art Direction
Sound Alex Pront Sound
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design
Camera Reg Pope Clapper Loader