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Moby Dick is a 1956 English-language film directed by John Huston, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ray Bradbury and Norman Corwin. The movie is based on the work of Herman Melville and produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Moulin Productions Inc. It stars Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, and Orson Welles, with music by Philip Sainton and cinematography by Oswald Morris.
The narrative focuses on whaling and the character Captain Ahab, set in the Pacific Ocean. It is classified as an adventure, drama, and monster film. Filming took place in Madeira, the Canary Islands, Portugal, and the Irish Sea. The production had a budget of 4,500,000 and generated 10,400,000 in revenue.
The film has a runtime of 115 to 116 minutes and was released in 1956. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 and a TMDb vote average of 7.067. Critical reception includes a Metascore of 78 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 81%. The film received five wins and four nominations for awards.
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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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Moby-Dick
- Main subject
- whaling
- Director
- John Huston
- Screenwriter
- Norman Corwin
- Cast member
- Robert Riettii
- Composer
- Philip Sainton
- Producer
- Jack Clayton
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Oswald Morris
- Narrative location
- Pacific Ocean
- Filming location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 287566
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Peck Moby Dick.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 1956-08-29
- film editor
- Russell Lloyd
- title
- Moby Dick
- after a work by
- Herman Melville
- costume designer
- Elizabeth Haffenden
- characters
- Captain Ahab
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in environment
- ship
- review score
- 78/100
- Commons category
- Moby Dick (1956 film)
- capital cost
- 4500000
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