Moby Dick

About 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.

Moby Dick (1956) is an adventure drama film directed by John Huston. It runs 115 minutes and was released in June 1956.

Its themes are obsession, boat, shipwreck, and whale. It is adapted from a novel.

Gregory Peck stars as Captain Ahab, Richard Basehart as Ishmael, Leo Genn as Starbuck, and James Robertson Justice as Capt. Boomer. The screenplay is by John Huston and Ray Bradbury. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

In the Heart of the Sea, The Revenant, and The Prestige make useful companions to Moby Dick, all filed under 19th century. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 489 votes.