Moby Dick (1956) | |
Director(s) | John Huston |
Producer(s) | Jack Clayton (associate), John Huston |
Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation |
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Moby Dick (1956) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by John Huston and produced by John Huston and Jack Clayton.
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Warner Archive: John Barrymore in a Pre-code Version of Moby Dick (1930)
By KC on Sep 27, 2016 From Classic Movies"Call me Ishamael." Herman Melville's opening line to Moby Dick is one of the most famous first sentences in English literature, and yet, when a large volume of the book is opened to the first page in the credits of this pre-code take on the novel, there is no Ishamael in sight. The man himself neve... Read full article
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Quotes from Moby Dick
Father Mapple:
Delight is to him who coming to day him down can say, "O Father, mortal or immortal, here I die. I have striven to be Thine, more than to be this world's. Yet this is nothing. I leave eternity to Thee. For what is man, that he should live out the lifetime of his God?"
Captain Ahab: Captain Gardner, I seek the white whale, your own son's murderer. I am losing time... Goodbye, and fare thee well, I say. God help you, Captain Gardiner.
Captain Gardiner: God forgive you, Captain Ahab.
Captain Ahab: Birds... the birds... *He rises*!
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Captain Ahab: Captain Gardner, I seek the white whale, your own son's murderer. I am losing time... Goodbye, and fare thee well, I say. God help you, Captain Gardiner.
Captain Gardiner: God forgive you, Captain Ahab.
Captain Ahab: Birds... the birds... *He rises*!
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Facts about Moby Dick
Ray Bradbury's "Green Shadows, White Whale" is a semi-fictional account of his writing of the screenplay.
John Huston also dubbed the voice of the lookout who plunges into the sea.
The character of Peter Coffin, the innkeeper, played by Joseph Tomelty, was dubbed by director John Huston.
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John Huston also dubbed the voice of the lookout who plunges into the sea.
The character of Peter Coffin, the innkeeper, played by Joseph Tomelty, was dubbed by director John Huston.
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