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Moby Dick Details

1998

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Starring	Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Bruce Spence
Director	Franc Roddam
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

Moby Dick

In New Bedford, Connecticut in the 1800s, a group of seamen board the Pequod, captained by Ahab (Gregory Peck). They know they're out to harpoon whales; what they don't realize is that Ahab once lost a leg to the magnificent white whale Moby Dick, and that he'll risk anything to get back at the animal that maimed him... including himself and every member of his crew. John Huston's adaptation of Melville's symbolic and allegorical masterpiece about one man's obsession with battling one of nature's most powerful creatures makes beautiful use of Technicolor in bringing one of literature's most beloved works to vivid life. Ray Bradbury wrote the screenplay for this first-rate adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel.

Starring	Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Bruce Spence
Director	Franc Roddam
Studio	WARNER VISION INTERNATIONAL
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: 04 Oct 2004

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  Avoid like the plague!
  
  This was a dreadful and amateurish period piece. An overdone casserole of weak stereotypes and set pieces - mush.
  
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  - Ramsgate
  - 09 Dec 2005 at 20:27
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  Chasing The White Whale
  
  This Moby Dick Movie disappointed me. I found that Patrick Stewart struggled with the part of Ahab and that generally the acting of all parts were lacking, ... read more »
  
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  - Shropshire
  - 29 Sep 2010 at 00:17
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  Not my favourite movie. Afraid I preferred the original Gregory Peck version.
  
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  - 29 Jul 2009 at 18:38
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  Slow Film
  
  I found this film slow and boring - would not recommend watching it
  
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  In New Bedford, Connecticut in the 1800s, a group of seamen board the Pequod, captained by Ahab (Gregory Peck). They know they're out to harpoon whales; what they don't realize is that Ahab once lost a leg to the magnificent white whale Moby Dick, and that he'll risk anything to get back at the ...