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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Theatrical Version, Trailers
This spectacular retelling of the Herman Melville classic, masterfully directed by John Huston, is unsurpassed in entertainment, imagination and high adventure. From the screenplay by Ray Bradbury and Huston, Moby Dick is "a brilliant film" (Time). Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) has but one purpose in life--revenge on Moby Dick, the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him. The obsessed skipper of a whaling boat, Ahab uses his command as an excuse to sail the seven seas in an unrelenting search for his prey. Battling a mutinous crew, tropical heat and violent storms, Ahab finally catches up to his quarry and begins a confrontation that culminates in an epic struggle of non-stop fury...and inevitable doom.
"One of the great motion pictures of our time." The New York Times
"Fine scenes throughout." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
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 nature's most powerful creature 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.
Plot Summary
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. | In New Bedford, Connecticut in the 1800s, a group of seamen board the Pequod, captained by Ahab. 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.
| Features | Spanish Mono Track | | French Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | English Mono Track | | French Mono Track |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 8/20/2002 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1956 | | Catalog ID: 1002064 | | UPC: 00027616862945 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Eccentric.....It is brilliantly shot by British cinematographer Oswald Morris in rich, dark colours..." 05/01/2000 p.66Premiere
"[I]t does have a heady richness -- you can really smell the brine. There's no question that the film's visual scheme bears the influence of Welles." 05/01/2006 p.98 The Motion Picture Guide 10 of 10
...Huston manages to make a superb, powerful and obsessive film of Melville's greatest work... one of the most authentic looking and powerful historical adventure/drama films ever produced.
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