Moby Dick

1956 115 min Adventure, Drama

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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IMDb 7.3 RT 81 Metacritic 78

budget $4,500,000 earnings $10,400,000 return 2.3x

director John Huston

writers John Huston, Ray Bradbury

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