The Sea Beast

Based On the book by Herman Melville

The Sea Beast is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Millard Webb, starring John Barrymore, Dolores Costello and George O'Hara. The film was a major commercial success and one of the biggest pictures of 1926 becoming Warner Brothers' highest-grossing film. The Sea Beast is the first adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick, a story about a monomaniacal hunt for a great white whale. However, the film alters the novel's plotline by establishing prequel and sequel elements that are not in the original story—such as the romancing of Esther and Ahab's safe return, respectively—and substitutes a happy ending for Melville's original tragic one.

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Release date:

1926

Director:

Millard Webb

Cast:

John Barrymore, Dolores Costello, George O'Hara, Sam Baker, Joyzelle Joyner

Genre:

Drama, Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1926 in adaptations