Moby Dick (1956)
Moby Dick
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
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Gregory Peck
as Captain Ahab
as Captain Ahab
Richard Basehart
as Ishmael
as Ishmael
Leo Genn
as Starbuck
as Starbuck
James Robertson Justice
as Capt. Boomer
as Capt. Boomer
Harry Andrews
as Stubb
as Stubb
Bernard Miles
as The Manxman
as The Manxman
Noel Purcell
as Ship's Carpenter
as Ship's Carpenter
Edric Connor
as Daggoo
as Daggoo
Mervyn Johns
as Peleg
as Peleg
Joseph Tomelty
as Peter Coffin
as Peter Coffin
Francis de Wolff
as Capt. Gardiner
as Capt. Gardiner
Philip Stainton
as Bildad
as Bildad
Royal Dano
as Elijah
as Elijah
Seamus Kelly
as Flask
as Flask
Friedrich von Ledebur
as Queequeg
as Queequeg
Orson Welles
as Father Mapple
as Father Mapple
John Huston
as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
as Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)
Carol White
as Young Girl (uncredited)
as Young Girl (uncredited)
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Philip Sainton
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Russell Lloyd
Editor
Editor
John Huston
Director
Director
John Huston
Screenplay
Screenplay
Herman Melville
Author
Author
Oswald Morris
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ray Bradbury
Screenplay
Screenplay
Vaughan N. Dean
Producer
Producer
John Huston
Producer
Producer
Kevin McClory
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Charles E. Parker
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Len Shilton
Sound
Sound
Hilda Fox
Hairdresser
Hairdresser
Louis Levy
Conductor
Conductor
Stephen B. Grimes
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
Arthur Ibbetson
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Freddie Francis
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Geoffrey Drake
Production Design
Production Design
Ralph W. Brinton
Art Direction
Art Direction
Alex Pront
Sound
Sound
Elizabeth Haffenden
Costume Design
Costume Design
Reg Pope
Clapper Loader
Clapper Loader
