Moby Dick (1956)

7.1/10 115 min Adventure Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Royal Dano

Elijah

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)

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