
Moby Dick
1956 • Adventure | Drama
7 (426)
John Huston
Director
Status
Released
Release date
June 27, 1956
Duration
116 Min
Language
en
Popularity
3.1625
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$10,400,000
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.
Cast

Gregory Peck

Richard Basehart

Leo Genn

James Robertson Justice

Harry Andrews

Bernard Miles

Noel Purcell

Edric Connor

Mervyn Johns

Joseph Tomelty

Francis de Wolff

Philip Stainton

Royal Dano

Friedrich von Ledebur

Orson Welles

John Huston

Carol White

Frazer Hines