Moby Dick (1956 film)

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adventure film drama film film

Moby Dick (1956 film) is a 1956 adventure drama directed by John Huston, adapting Herman Melville’s novel about Captain Ahab’s obsessive hunt for the white whale and starring Gregory Peck as Ahab.

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instanceOf	adventure film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ
basedOn	Moby-Dick ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Herman Melville ⓘ
blackAndWhiteOrColor	color ⓘ
centralConflict	Captain Ahab's obsessive hunt for the white whale ⓘ
character	Captain Ahab ⓘ Father Mapple ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ Starbuck ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	John Huston ⓘ
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros.
genre	adventure ⓘ drama ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leadActor	Gregory Peck ⓘ
narratorActor	Richard Basehart ⓘ
notableElement	adaptation of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick ⓘ
portrayedBy	Gregory Peck ⓘ Leo Genn ⓘ Orson Welles ⓘ Richard Basehart ⓘ
portrayedCharacter	Captain Ahab ⓘ Father Mapple ⓘ Ishmael ⓘ Starbuck ⓘ
portrays	Captain Ahab ⓘ surface form: Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab Leo Genn as Starbuck ⓘ Orson Welles as Father Mapple ⓘ Richard Basehart as Ishmael ⓘ
releaseYear	1956 ⓘ
screenwriter	John Huston ⓘ Ray Bradbury ⓘ
setting	19th century ⓘ whaling ship ⓘ
starred	Gregory Peck ⓘ Leo Genn ⓘ Orson Welles ⓘ Richard Basehart ⓘ
title	Moby-Dick ⓘ surface form: Moby Dick

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