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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 27, 1956
Box Office
$10.4M
Budget
$4.5M
Return
2.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 19, 2001
Director
John Huston
Writers
John Huston, Ray Bradbury
Producers
Vaughan N. Dean, John Huston
Music
Philip Sainton
Studio
Moulin Productions Inc.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gregory Peck
Captain Ahab
R
Richard Basehart
Ishmael
L
Leo Genn
Starbuck
J
James Robertson Justice
Capt. Boomer
H
Harry Andrews
Stubb
B
Bernard Miles
The Manxman
N
Noel Purcell
Ship's Carpenter
E
Edric Connor
Daggoo
M
Mervyn Johns
Peleg
J
Joseph Tomelty
Peter Coffin
F
Francis de Wolff
Capt. Gardiner
P
Philip Stainton
Bildad
R
Royal Dano
Elijah
F
Friedrich von Ledebur
Queequeg
O
Orson Welles
Father Mapple
J
John Huston
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
C
Carol White
Young Girl (uncredited)
F
Frazer Hines
Boy (uncredited)
