Moby Dick
(1956)

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

Released: 1956-06-27

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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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Gregory Peck

as Captain Ahab

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Richard Basehart

as Ishmael

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Leo Genn

as Starbuck

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James Robertson Justice

as Capt. Boomer

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Harry Andrews

as Stubb

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Bernard Miles

as The Manxman

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Noel Purcell

as Ship's Carpenter

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Edric Connor

as Daggoo

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Mervyn Johns

as Peleg

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Joseph Tomelty

as Peter Coffin

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Francis de Wolff

as Capt. Gardiner

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Philip Stainton

as Bildad

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Royal Dano

as Elijah

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Seamus Kelly

as Flask

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Friedrich von Ledebur

as Queequeg

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Orson Welles

as Father Mapple

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John Huston

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

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Carol White

as Young Girl (uncredited)

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Frazer Hines

as Boy (uncredited)

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