Moby Dick

The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!

Moby Dick — Plot

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
• June 27, 1956
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama
• Director
• John Huston

Moby Dick — 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