Moby Dick
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
1956 | 116m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Huston |
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| Writer: | Ray Bradbury, John Huston, Herman Melville |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 27, 1956 |
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| Director: | John Huston |
| Writer: | Ray Bradbury, John Huston, Herman Melville |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, captain, boat, obsession, shipwreck, stroke of fate, whale, walrus, revenge, whaling ship, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Moulin Productions Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,400,000
Budget: $4,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gregory Peck | Captain Ahab |
| Richard Basehart | Ishmael |
| Leo Genn | Starbuck |
| James Robertson Justice | Capt. Boomer |
| Harry Andrews | Stubb |
| Bernard Miles | The Manxman |
| Noel Purcell | Ship's Carpenter |
| Edric Connor | Daggoo |
| Mervyn Johns | Peleg |
| Joseph Tomelty | Peter Coffin |
| Francis de Wolff | Capt. Gardiner |
| Philip Stainton | Bildad |
| Royal Dano | Elijah |
| Seamus Kelly | Flask |
| Friedrich von Ledebur | Queequeg |
| Orson Welles | Father Mapple |
| John Huston | Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) |
| Carol White | Young Girl (uncredited) |
| Frazer Hines | Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ralph W. Brinton | Art Direction |
| Charles E. Parker | Makeup Designer |
| John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Arthur Ibbetson | Camera Operator |
| Geoffrey Drake | Production Design |
| Freddie Francis | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Philip Sainton | Original Music Composer |
| Kevin McClory | Assistant Director |
| Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| Reg Pope | Clapper Loader |
| Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design |
| Stephen B. Grimes | Assistant Art Director |
| Len Shilton | Sound |
| Louis Levy | Conductor |
| Hilda Fox | Hairdresser |
| Alex Pront | Sound |
| Ray Bradbury | Screenplay |
| Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| John Huston | Director, Screenplay |
| Herman Melville | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Vaughan N. Dean | Producer |
| John Huston | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 55 | 17 |
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