Moby Dick (1956)
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Duration: 116 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: John Huston
Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart and Leo Genn
IMDb score:
7,3 (23.514)
Releasedate: 27 June 1956
Moby Dick plot
"From the immortal adventure classic...of whaling men, their ships, and the sea!"
Ishmael wants more adventure in his life. He wants to go with a whaler. At a small bar in Nantucket, he comes into contact with Queequeg, a fully tattooed man who turns out to be a harpoonist. Queequeg befriends him and together they decide to board the Pequod. This ship has a very special captain. They soon notice that when they are on the road. Captain Ahab barely shows up. When he finally comes on deck, it turns out that he looks quite battered. He has a wooden leg and his face is scarred. The crew soon finds out whose fault it is, namely the very large and legendary white whale Moby Dick. Everyone knows he can't be caught and he's deadly. However, Ahab is determined to get him. He wants revenge.
Actors and actresses
Captain Ahab
Ishmael
Starbuck
Capt. Boomer
Stubb
The Manxman
Ship's Carpenter
Daggoo
Peleg
Peter Coffin
Reviews & comments
Zinema (crew films)
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- 10301 messages
- 7434 votes
Charming language.
The authentic language is charming and Peck plays a possessed whale hunter with verve, but the film is a bit bit by the infamous time setting. Some scenes are a bit clumsy and the film also has a somewhat long running time. Nevertheless, this classic is still worth checking out. Especially when one of the hunters foresees his own death, the film experiences an exciting climax. The final confrontation may also still be there.
Good.
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Perry Meer
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- 282 messages
- 376 votes
well it's an old movie and in the beginning there is quite a bit of yoohoo yoohoo and horlebeep
but in the end the sea is chosen and the adventure of captain begins
Ahab and his fanaticism on the hunt for Moby Dick
it must have been something all in 1956, but now...
oh nice images and I know a little bit more about the story, after all the book is there
unread on the shelf for years
3.5
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Vinokourov
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- 3143 messages
- 2909 votes
Moby Dick must have been quite the spectacle in the 1950s, but now it seems rather outdated. The pompous dialogues, including the continuously present Christian undertone, don't exactly help either. Only the whale Moby Dick itself is worth seeing. With Jaws and all its technical challenges in mind, this also looked relatively good. The fight against him at the end of the film is therefore the highlight.
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