Moby Dick 1956

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 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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The cast

Gregory Peck Captain Ahab

Richard Basehart Ishmael

Leo Genn Starbuck

James Robertson Justice Capt. Boomer

Harry Andrews Stubb

Bernard Miles The Manxman

Noel Purcell Ship's Carpenter

Edric Connor Daggoo

Mervyn Johns Peleg

Joseph Tomelty Peter Coffin

Francis de Wolff Capt. Gardiner

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Philip Stainton Bildad

Royal Dano Elijah

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Seamus Kelly Flask

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