About this release
This adaptation of Moby Dick remains admirably faithful to its source. Though slightly intimidated by a sermon warning that those who challenge the sea are in danger of losing their souls, itinerant whaler Ishmael nonetheless signs on to the Pequod, a whaling ship captained by the brooding Ahab.
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Disc 1
DVD
Moby Dick (1956)
115 min
AdventureDrama
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.
Credits
Director
John Huston
Writer
John Huston
Ray Bradbury
Cast
Gregory Peckas Captain Ahab
Richard Basehartas Ishmael
Leo Gennas Starbuck
James Robertson Justiceas Capt. Boomer
Harry Andrewsas Stubb
Bernard Milesas The Manxman
Noel Purcellas Ship's Carpenter
Edric Connoras Daggoo
Mervyn Johnsas Peleg
Joseph Tomeltyas Peter Coffin
Cinematographer
Oswald Morris
Composer
Philip Sainton
Editor
Russell Lloyd
Producer
Vaughan N. Dean
John Huston
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 23, 2026