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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick
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1hr 56min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1956
Director:
John Huston
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn  ...more
Synopsis: Previous film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings. John Huston's 1956 Moby Dick remains admirably faithful to its source. "Call me Ishmael" declares itinerant whaler Richard Basehart as the opening credits fade. Though slightly intimidated by the sermon delivered by Father Mapple (Orson Welles in a brilliant one-take cameo), who warns that those who challenge the sea are in danger of losing their souls, Ishmael nonetheless signs on ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
Adapting Herman Melville's extravagant and enigmatic novel was a daunting challenge, but director John Huston acquitted himself well with this 1956 attempt. Huston had experience translating literary works to the screen (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Red Badge of Courage), and Moby Dick was well-suited to his usual themes of human weakness and obsession. The muted colors of ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Gregory Peck
Capt. Ahab
Richard Basehart
Ishmael
Leo Genn
Starbuck
Harry Andrews
Stubb
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