Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0
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Dick—touted as a classic—does not present a particularly
interesting story. Gregory Peck, the lead actor, does not fit this story well
as he did in To Kill A Mockingbird. This story required a rougher
personality, perhaps a Richard Widmark or a Henry Fonda, to play the lead
character.
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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