Moby Dick
(1956)
In all the world---in all the seas---in all adventure, there is no might like the might of [Moby Dick]
Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews
Director: John Huston
Writer: John Huston, Herman Melville, Ray Bradbury, Norman Corwin
Language: English
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Duration: 116
DVD Release: June 2001
This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. The whale caused the loss of Ahab's leg years before, leaving Ahab to stomp the boards of his ship on a peg leg. Ahab is so crazed by his desire to kill the whale, that he is prepared to sacrifice everything, including his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find and destroy his nemesis, Moby Dick.
Gregory Peck | Captain Ahab |
Richard Basehart | Ishmael |
Leo Genn | Starbuck |
James Robertson Justice | Captain Boomer |
Harry Andrews | Stubb |
Bernard Miles | The Manxman |
Noel Purcell | Ship's Carpenter |
Edric Connor | Daggoo |
Mervyn Johns | Peleg |
Joseph Tomelty | Peter Coffin |
Francis De Wolff | Captain Gardiner |
Iris Tree | Bible Woman |
Philip Stainton | Bildad |
Royal Dano | 'Elijah' |
Seamus Kelly | Flask |
Friedrich von Ledebur | Queequeg (as Friedrich Ledebur) |
Philip Sainton | Composer |
Orson Welles | Father Mapple |
Tamba Allenby | Pip |
Tom Clegg | Tashtego |
Ted Howard | Perth |
A.L. Bert Lloyd | Lead shantyman (and shanty adviser) |
Joan Plowright | Starbuck's Wife |
Carol White | Young girl |
Genre: Classics, Drama
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
IMDb: 0049513