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Moby Dick

1956 · 1h 55m · Adventure, Drama · United States of America · Rated U (GB)

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

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.

Directed by
John Huston
Written by
Ray Bradbury, John Huston
Based on the novel by
Herman Melville
Starring
Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice
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19th centurybased on novel or bookboatobsessionrevengeshipwrecksperm whalestroke of fatewalruswhalewhaling ship
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