Moby Dick—touted as a classic—does not present a particularly interesting story. Gregory Peck, one of the lead actors, does not fit this story well as he did in To Kill A Mockingbird. This story requires a rougher personality, perhaps a Richard Widmark or a Henry Fonda, to play the lead character.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
A
man obsessed with killing a large whale endangers his whole crew.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director John Huston for directing effort. Thank you to Producer John
Huston for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Captain
Ahab (Gregory Peck), Ishmael (Richard Basehart), Starbuck (Leo Genn), Captain
Boomer (James Robertson Justice), Stubb (Harry Andrews), The Manxman (Bernard
Miles), Ship’s Carpenter (Noel Purcell), Daggoo (Edric Connor), Peleg (Mervyn
Johns), Peter Coffin (Joseph Tomelty), and Captain Gardiner (Francis De Wolff).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
There is some value in watching how whaling ships used to operate, but that is
a small advantage for time and money spent.
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