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7.1In 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.
Released: 1956-06-27115 minDir: John HustonAdventure, DramaBudget: $4.5MBox office: $10.4M
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab
- Richard Basehart as Ishmael
- Leo Genn as Starbuck
- James Robertson Justice as Capt. Boomer
- Harry Andrews as Stubb
- Bernard Miles as The Manxman
Themes
- stroke of fate
- based on novel or book
- whale
- obsession
- boat
- shipwreck
- walrus
- revenge
- whaling ship
- 19th century
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
23,396 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 287566
- Image
- Peck Moby Dick.jpg
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- publication date
- 1956-08-29
- title
- Moby Dick
- review score
- 78/100
- Commons category
- Moby Dick (1956 film)
- capital cost
- 4500000
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Connections
Ray Bradbury
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
Los Angeles Times
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New Bedford
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A. L. Lloyd
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Portugal
Country
London
City
Madagascar
Country
Wales
Entity
Massachusetts
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Canary Islands
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Steven Spielberg
Person
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Madeira
Concept
IMDb
Entity
Herman Melville
Entity
Madison
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lighthouse
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New England
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The New York Times
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Categories
1956 adventure films1956 American films1956 British films1956 English-language films1956 filmsAmerican disaster filmsAmerican films about revengeAmerican survival filmsBritish drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms adapted into comicsFilms based on Moby-DickFilms directed by John HustonFilms set in MassachusettsFilms set in the 1840sFilms set in the Pacific OceanFilms set on shipsFilms shot at Associated British StudiosFilms shot in IrelandFilms shot in PortugalFilms shot in the Canary IslandsFilms shot in WalesFilms with screenplays by John HustonFilms with screenplays by Ray Bradbury