
Adventure · Drama
Moby Dick
Directed by
John Huston
1956 · 1h 55m · Kijkwijzer 6
Synopsis
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 & crew
Cast
Gregory PeckCaptain Ahab
Richard BasehartIshmael
Leo GennStarbuck
James Robertson JusticeCapt. Boomer
Harry AndrewsStubb
Bernard MilesThe Manxman
Noel PurcellShip's Carpenter
Edric ConnorDaggoo
Mervyn JohnsPeleg
Joseph TomeltyPeter Coffin
Francis de WolffCapt. Gardiner- Philip StaintonBildad
Crew
John HustonDirector, Writer
Ray BradburyWriter