Moby Dick (1956)
Released:
1956-06-27
Duration:
1hr 56min
Rating 7.0
The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Moulin Productions Inc.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $4,500,000.00 |
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Revenue | $10,400,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 21.126 |
Directed By
John Huston
Crew
Director
John Huston
John Huston
Author
Herman Melville
Herman Melville
Screenplay
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury
Screenplay
John Huston
John Huston
Producer
Vaughan N. Dean
Vaughan N. Dean
Producer
John Huston
John Huston
Original Music Composer
Philip Sainton
Philip Sainton
Director of Photography
Oswald Morris
Oswald Morris
Editor
Russell Lloyd
Russell Lloyd
Assistant Director
Kevin McClory
Kevin McClory
Art Direction
Ralph W. Brinton
Ralph W. Brinton
Production Design
Geoffrey Drake
Geoffrey Drake
Costume Design
Elizabeth Haffenden
Elizabeth Haffenden
Makeup Designer
Charles E. Parker
Charles E. Parker
Hairdresser
Hilda Fox
Hilda Fox
Assistant Art Director
Stephen B. Grimes
Stephen B. Grimes
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
Sound
Alex Pront
Alex Pront
Sound
Len Shilton
Len Shilton
Camera Operator
Arthur Ibbetson
Arthur Ibbetson
Second Unit Director of Photography
Freddie Francis
Freddie Francis
Conductor
Louis Levy
Louis Levy
Clapper Loader
Reg Pope
Reg Pope
TOP CAST
Gregory Peck
Captain Ahab
Richard Basehart
Ishmael
Leo Genn
Starbuck
James Robertson Justice
Capt. Boomer
Harry Andrews
Stubb
Bernard Miles
The Manxman
Noel Purcell
Ship's Carpenter
Edric Connor
Daggoo
Mervyn Johns
Peleg
Joseph Tomelty
Peter Coffin
Francis de Wolff
Capt. Gardiner
Philip Stainton
Bildad
Royal Dano
Elijah
Seamus Kelly
Flask
Friedrich von Ledebur
Queequeg
Orson Welles
Father Mapple
John Huston
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
Carol White
Young Girl (uncredited)
Frazer Hines
Boy (uncredited)