
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 leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Details
- Director
- John Huston
- Writer
- John Huston
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $4,500,000
Cast
Bernard Miles
Edric Connor
Gregory Peck
Harry Andrews
James Robertson Justice
Joseph Tomelty
Leo Genn
Mervyn Johns
Noel Purcell
Richard Basehart
Keywords
19th century
based on novel or book
boat
captain
obsession
revenge
shipwreck
stroke of fate
walrus
whale
whaling ship
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