Moby Dick (1956)
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
Synopsis
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
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Gregory Peck
as Captain Ahab
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Richard Basehart
as Ishmael
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Leo Genn
as Starbuck
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James Robertson Justice
as Capt. Boomer
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Harry Andrews
as Stubb
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Bernard Miles
as The Manxman
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Noel Purcell
as Ship's Carpenter
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Edric Connor
as Daggoo
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Mervyn Johns
as Peleg
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Joseph Tomelty
as Peter Coffin
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Francis de Wolff
as Capt. Gardiner
- Philip Stainton as Bildad
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Royal Dano
as Elijah
- Seamus Kelly as Flask
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Friedrich von Ledebur
as Queequeg
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Orson Welles
as Father Mapple
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John Huston
as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
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Carol White
as Young Girl (uncredited)
Crew
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John Huston
Director
- Oswald Morris Director of Photography
- Russell Lloyd Editor
- Philip Sainton Original Music Composer
- Vaughan N. Dean Producer
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John Huston
Producer
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John Huston
Screenplay
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Ray Bradbury
Screenplay
