Moby Dick
1956 · directed by John Huston
- Rating
- 75/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Moby Dick (1956), directed by John Huston, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gregory Peck
- Richard Basehart
- Leo Genn
- James Robertson Justice
- Harry Andrews
- Bernard Miles
- Noel Purcell
- Edric Connor
- Mervyn Johns
- Joseph Tomelty
Crew
- Oswald Morris — Director of Photography
- Russell Lloyd — Editor
- Philip Sainton — Original Music Composer
- John Huston — Screenplay
- Ray Bradbury — Screenplay
More from John Huston
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
- The African Queen (1952) — 91/100 · hit
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — 84/100 · hit
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — 83/100 · hit
- Fat City (1972) — 81/100 · hit
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