Moby Dick

Based On the book by Herman Melville

Moby Dick is a 1956 adventure film directed and produced by John Huston, adapted by Huston and Ray Bradbury from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. It stars Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, Richard Basehart as Ishmael, and Leo Genn as Starbuck, with supporting performances by James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Noel Purcell and Orson Welles as Father Mapple. A co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. on June 27, 1956.

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Release date:

1956

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Orson Welles, James Robertson Justice

Genre:

Adventure, Drama, Monster

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1956 in adaptations