Moby Dick
“The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!”
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 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
19 people
Gregory Peck
Captain Ahab
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Richard Basehart
Ishmael
Known for
La Strada
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Leo Genn
Starbuck
Known for
Quo Vadis
Green for Danger
James Robertson Justice
Capt. Boomer
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Guns of Navarone
Harry Andrews
Stubb
Known for
Battle of Britain
Jack the Ripper
Bernard Miles
The Manxman
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Great Expectations
Noel Purcell
Ship's Carpenter
Known for
Mutiny on the Bounty
Lust for Life
Edric Connor
Daggoo
Known for
The Vikings
King of Kings
Mervyn Johns
Peleg
Known for
Dead of Night
Scrooge
Joseph Tomelty
Peter Coffin
Known for
Devil Girl from Mars
Hobson's Choice
Francis de Wolff
Capt. Gardiner
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
From Russia with Love
Philip Stainton
Bildad
Known for
The Ladykillers
Mogambo
John Huston Director · Ray Bradbury Screenplay Herman Melville Author
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $4.5M · United States release June 27, 1956
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$10,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Moulin Productions Inc.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 27, 1956
Theatrical
Australia
April 18, 1957 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1957 · Theatrical
Canada
August 29, 1956 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 8, 1958 · Theatrical
Finland
November 16, 1956 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 1956 · Theatrical
Germany
October 17, 1956 · Theatrical
Italy
December 18, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
October 31, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 26, 1956 · Theatrical
February 7, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 3, 1956 · Theatrical
Romania
August 8, 1963 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 1, 1958 · Theatrical
Spain
September 15, 1958 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 12, 1956 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 7, 1956 · Premiere · London
January 27, 1957 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 2, 1957 · Theatrical
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