Moby Dick
John Huston1956-06-27
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
7
116 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Gregory Peck | Captain Ahab | Unowned |
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Richard Basehart | Ishmael | Unowned |
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Leo Genn | Starbuck | Unowned |
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James Robertson Justice | Capt. Boomer | Unowned |
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Harry Andrews | Stubb | Unowned |
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Bernard Miles | The Manxman | Unowned |
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Noel Purcell | Ship's Carpenter | Unowned |
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Edric Connor | Daggoo | Unowned |
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Mervyn Johns | Peleg | Unowned |
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Joseph Tomelty | Peter Coffin | Unowned |
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Francis de Wolff | Capt. Gardiner | Unowned |
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Philip Stainton | Bildad | Unowned |
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Royal Dano | Elijah | Unowned |
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Seamus Kelly | Flask | Unowned |
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Friedrich von Ledebur | Queequeg | Unowned |
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Orson Welles | Father Mapple | Unowned |
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John Huston | Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carol White | Young Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |