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"Moby Dick" is a 1956 adventure film adapted from Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel of the same name. Directed by John Huston, the cinematic adaptation closely follows the doomed voyage of the whaling ship Pequod. The film stars Gregory Peck as the deeply obsessive Captain Ahab, alongside Richard Basehart as the narrator, Ishmael. It is recognized for its dramatic score by Bernard Herrmann and its location shooting in Ireland and Wales.
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Who wrote the screenplay for the 1956 Moby Dick?
Director John Huston co-wrote the adaptation with science fiction author Ray Bradbury, based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel. The Huston-Bradbury collaboration was famously stormy but produced one of literature's most respected film adaptations.
Who plays Captain Ahab in Moby Dick (1956)?
Gregory Peck stars as the obsessive Captain Ahab, commanding the doomed whaling ship Pequod. Peck was famously self-critical of the performance, and decades later he returned to the story playing Father Mapple in a 1998 television miniseries version.
Is Orson Welles in the 1956 Moby Dick?
Yes. Orson Welles appears as Father Mapple, delivering the thunderous sermon on Jonah from the pulpit shaped like a ship's bow. It's a brief but memorable supporting turn from the legendary filmmaker.
Where was Moby Dick (1956) filmed?
The New Bedford harbor scenes were shot in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, which stood in for the American whaling port. Additional location work took place on the seas off the Irish and Welsh coasts, giving the film unusually authentic open-water footage for its era.
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