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Moby Dick

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.

1956 |1h 56m |  Adventure, Drama

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Cast

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Gregory Peck

Captain Ahab

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Richard Basehart

Ishmael

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Leo Genn

Starbuck

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James Robertson Justice

Capt. Boomer

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Harry Andrews

Stubb

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Bernard Miles

The Manxman

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Noel Purcell

Ship's Carpenter

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Edric Connor

Daggoo

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Mervyn Johns

Peleg

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Joseph Tomelty

Peter Coffin

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Francis de Wolff

Capt. Gardiner

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Philip Stainton

Bildad

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Royal Dano

Elijah

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Queequeg

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Carol White

Young Girl (uncredited)

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Frazer Hines

Boy (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000.00

Revenue

$10,400,000.00