Moby Dick
movie
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
Released June 27, 1956
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
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
Noel Purcell
as
Ship's Carpenter
Edric Connor
as
Daggoo
Mervyn Johns
as
Peleg
Joseph Tomelty
as
Peter Coffin
Francis de Wolff
as
Capt. Gardiner
- no image
Philip Stainton
as
Bildad
Crew
- no image
Philip Sainton
as
Original Music Composer
- no image
Russell Lloyd
as
Editor
John Huston
as
Director
John Huston
as
Screenplay
- no image
Oswald Morris
as
Director of Photography
Ray Bradbury
as
Screenplay
- no image
Vaughan N. Dean
as
Producer
John Huston
as
Producer
Kevin McClory
as
Assistant Director
- no image
Charles E. Parker
as
Makeup Designer
- no image
John W. Mitchell
as
Sound Recordist
- no image
Len Shilton
as
Sound