Directed by:
John HustonCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Philip SaintonCast:
Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Francis De Wolff, Royal Dano, Orson Welles, Tom Clegg (more)Plots(1)
John Huston's 1956 classic, Moby Dick, is one of the great epic adventure movies. Adapted from the novel by Herman Melville and starring Gregory Peck and Orson Welles, this is the tale of Capt. Ahab who has a vendetta against Moby Dick, the great white whale responsible for taking his leg. He sets out on a treacherous sea voyage aboard The Pequod, along with a crew including Starbuck (Leo Genn), Father Mapple (Orson Welles) and Ishmael (Richard Basehart), to hunt down the elusive beast. With reckless abandon, Ahab leads the crew on his obsessive and suicidal quest, anxious for a final showdown with the legendary white whale. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Gregory Peck
USA
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Big Country (1958)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Richard Basehart
USA
Best movies:
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Moby Dick (1956)
Leo Genn
UK
Best movies:
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Moby Dick (1956)
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Harry Andrews
UK
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Bernard Miles
UK
Best movies:
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Francis De Wolff
UK
Best movies:
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The Three Musketeers (1973)
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Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
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Waterloo (1970)
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Tom Clegg
UK
Best movies:
Moby Dick (1956)
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John Huston
USA
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Joan Plowright
UK
Best movies:
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Edric Connor
Best movies:
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Friedrich von Ledebur
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
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Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
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Mervyn Johns
UK
Best movies:
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Moby Dick (1956)
Noel Purcell
UK
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Joseph Tomelty
UK
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Philip Stainton
UK
Best movies:
Moby Dick (1956)
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Arthur Mullard
UK
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