poster

1956

(06/27/1956) (US)

Adventure, Drama,

1h 56m

70

User Score

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

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.

1956

70

User Score

(06/27/1956) (US)

Adventure, Drama,

1h 56m

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

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Starbuck

Bernard Miles

Bernard Miles

The Manxman

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

Francis de Wolff

Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Father Mapple

John Huston

John Huston

Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

Carol White

Carol White

Young Girl (uncredited)

Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines

Boy (uncredited)