Moby Dick (1956)

06/27/1956 1h 56m

The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Gregory Peck

as Captain Ahab

Born 04/05/1916

Died 06/12/2003, age

Richard Basehart

as Ishmael

Born 08/13/1914

Died 09/17/1984, age

Leo Genn

as Starbuck

Born 08/09/1905

Died 01/26/1978, age

James Robertson Justice

as Capt. Boomer

Born 06/15/1907

Died 07/02/1975, age

Harry Andrews

as Stubb

Born 11/10/1911

Died 03/06/1989, age

Bernard Miles

as The Manxman

Born 09/27/1907

Died 06/14/1991, age

Royal Dano

as Elijah

Born 11/16/1922

Died 05/15/1994, age

Orson Welles

as Father Mapple

Born 05/06/1915

Died 10/10/1985, age

John Huston

as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

Born 08/05/1906

Died 08/28/1987, age