Moby Dick (1956)

Prophecy of Doom

Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) closes upon the white whale, but Ishmael (Richard Baseheart) tells of the dire prophecy he heard before they set sail.

Directed by John Huston.

Released in 1956 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Sailor
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Telescope
  • setting: Ocean
  • setting: Ship
  • theme: Fear
  • theme: Obsession
  • actor: Harry Andrews
  • actor: Richard Basehart
  • actor: Seamus Kelly
  • actor: Gregory Peck
  • actor: Leo Genn
  • director: John Huston
  • producer: Lee Katz
  • producer: Vaughan N. Dean
  • producer: John Huston
  • cinematographer: Oswald Morris
  • composer: Philip Sainton
  • costume-designer: Elizabeth Haffenden
  • production-designer: Geoffrey Drake
  • role-name: Flask
  • role-name: Captain Ahab
  • role-name: Starbuck
  • role-name: Stubb
  • role-name: Ishmael
  • screenwriter: Herman Melville
  • screenwriter: Norman Corwin
  • screenwriter: John Huston
  • screenwriter: Ray Bradbury
  • year: 1956
  • studio: MGM