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Cast
Gregory Peck | As: Captain Ahab | |
Richard Basehart | As: Ishmael | |
Leo Genn | As: Starbuck | |
James Robertson Justice | As: Capt. Boomer | |
Harry Andrews | As: Stubb |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen! |
Certification: | U |
Cast
Gregory Peck |
Captain Ahab |
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Richard Basehart |
Ishmael |
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Leo Genn |
Starbuck |
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James Robertson Justice |
Capt. Boomer |
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Harry Andrews |
Stubb |
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Bernard Miles |
The Manxman |
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Noel Purcell |
Ship's Carpenter |
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Edric Connor |
Daggoo |
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Mervyn Johns |
Peleg |
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Joseph Tomelty |
Peter Coffin |
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Francis de Wolff |
Capt. Gardiner |
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Philip Stainton |
Bildad |
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Royal Dano |
Elijah |
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Seamus Kelly |
Flask |
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Friedrich von Ledebur |
Queequeg |
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Orson Welles |
Father Mapple |
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John Huston |
Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited) |
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Carol White |
Young Girl (uncredited) |
Directed By
John Huston |
Director |
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Kevin McClory |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Herman Melville |
Author |
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Ray Bradbury |
Screenplay |
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John Huston |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
John Huston |
Producer |
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Vaughan N. Dean |
Producer |
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Edited By
Russell Lloyd |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Charles E. Parker |
Makeup Designer |
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Hilda Fox |
Hairdresser |
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Elizabeth Haffenden |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Philip Sainton |
Original Music Composer |
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John W. Mitchell |
Sound Recordist |
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Alex Pront |
Sound |
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Len Shilton |
Sound |
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Louis Levy |
Conductor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Oswald Morris |
Director of Photography |
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Freddie Francis |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Arthur Ibbetson |
Camera Operator |
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Reg Pope |
Clapper Loader |
Lighting
Art Department
Ralph W. Brinton |
Art Direction |
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Stephen B. Grimes |
Assistant Art Director |
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Geoffrey Drake |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
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