Moby Dick Movie Review 1956

This adaptation of Herman Melville's high seas saga features Peck as Captain Ahab. His obsession with desire for revenge upon the great white whale, Moby Dick, isn't always believable, but the moments that click, however, make the film more than worthwhile.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 116 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Go Fish, Whales, Books to Film: Herman Melville

Screenplay

Ray Bradbury, John Huston

Cast

Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Orson Welles, Leo Genn, Harry Andrews, Friedrich Ledebur

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Director

John Huston

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1956: Director (Huston); N.Y. Film Critics 1956: Director (Huston).