1956 · 115 min · NR

Moby Dick

Name: Moby Dick
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews

Directed by John Huston · Adventure, Drama

Moby Dick (1956) is a Adventure film, directed by John Huston set in New Bedford and Pacific Ocean during the 1800s.

Themes of obsession, revenge, and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer

Philip Sainton

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Cast

Gregory PeckRichard BasehartLeo GennJames Robertson JusticeHarry AndrewsBernard MilesNoel PurcellEdric Connor

The world of this film

Setting

Where

New BedfordPacific Ocean

Setting

Coastal Sea

When

1800s

Premise & themes

Themes

Obsession Revenge Fate & Destiny

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Moby Dick

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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