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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) |
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Frazer Hines |
Boy (uncredited) |
Directed By
John Huston |
Director |
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Kevin McClory |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
John Huston |
Screenplay |
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Herman Melville |
Author |
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Ray Bradbury |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Vaughan N. Dean |
Producer |
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John Huston |
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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Len Shilton |
Sound |
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Louis Levy |
Conductor |
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Alex Pront |
Sound |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Oswald Morris |
Director of Photography |
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Arthur Ibbetson |
Camera Operator |
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Freddie Francis |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Reg Pope |
Clapper Loader |
Lighting
Art Department
Stephen B. Grimes |
Assistant Art Director |
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Geoffrey Drake |
Production Design |
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Ralph W. Brinton |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
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