Moby Dick

Release date: Jun 27, 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 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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Top Cast

Captain Ahab

Ishmael

Starbuck

Capt. Boomer

Stubb

The Manxman

Ship's Carpenter

Daggoo

Peleg

Peter Coffin

Capt. Gardiner

Bildad

Elijah

Flask

Queequeg

Father Mapple

Barman / Ship's Lookout (voice) (uncredited)

Young Girl (uncredited)

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