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Moby Dick
Release Date: June 27, 1956
Year | : | 1956 |
Slogan | : | «From the immortal adventure classic...of whaling men, their ships, and the sea!» |
Genres | : | Adventure, Drama |
Production Companies | : | Moulin Productions Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures |
Director | : | John Huston |
Producers | : | John Huston, Vaughan N. Dean |
Writers | : | John Huston, Herman Melville, Ray Bradbury |
RunTime | : | 116 mins. |
Budget | : | 4500000 |
Revenue | : | 10400000 |
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service abroad 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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Trailer: Moby Dick (1956) Original Trailer [FHD]
Featurette: Ernest Dickerson on MOBY DICK
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