Moby Dick
1956 • Adventure | Drama
7.056 (429)
John Huston
Director
Status
Released
Release date
June 27, 1956
Duration
116 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.8793
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$10,400,000
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 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
Richard Basehart
Leo Genn
James Robertson Justice
Harry Andrews
Bernard Miles
Noel Purcell
Edric Connor
Mervyn Johns
Joseph Tomelty
Francis de Wolff
Philip Stainton
Royal Dano
Friedrich von Ledebur
Orson Welles
John Huston
Carol White
Frazer Hines
