{"id":81303,"date":"2022-02-16T11:47:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81303"},"modified":"2022-02-16T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:06:27","slug":"moby-dick-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81303","title":{"rendered":"Moby Dick (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I do not fear Moby Dick; I fear the wrath of God.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster-658x1024.png 658w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Poster.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1840s New England, a sailor named Ishmael (Richard Basehart) befriends a heavily tattooed Pacific Island harpooner named Queequeg (Friedrich von Ledebur), and the pair join the crew of the whaling ship called the Pequod, helmed by Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) and his right hand man, Starbuck (Leo Genn) &#8212; but will Ahab&#8217;s obsessive quest to find the great white whale (Moby Dick) responsible for the loss of one of his legs lead to the dire outcomes predicted by a soothsayer (Royal Dano)?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Fishermen<\/li>\n<li>Gregory Peck Films<\/li>\n<li>Harry Andrews Films<\/li>\n<li>John Huston Films<\/li>\n<li>Leo Genn Films<\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Richard Basehart Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Huston&#8217;s adaptation of Herman Melville&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moby-Dick\">1851 novel<\/a> remains an impressive distillation and expression of a literary work deemed daunting enough to merit its own website called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readmoby.com\/\">&#8220;How to Read Moby Dick&#8221;<\/a>. <em>(Full confession: I haven&#8217;t read it &#8211; yet.)<\/em> On its own merits, the film shows us a powerful tale of obsession on the high seas, with a narrative mirroring while diverging significantly from other &#8220;crazy sea captain&#8221; tales viewers may have seen, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43571\"><em>Mutiny on the Bounty<\/em> (1935)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81051\"><em>The Caine Mutiny<\/em> (1954)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81085\"><em>Mister Roberts<\/em> (1955)<\/a>. In this case, the chief mate Starbuck (Genn) recognizes the danger of allowing Captain Ahab&#8217;s obsession with Moby Dick to drive the whaling trip, yet can&#8217;t find any sympathy for his perspective; instead, he simply watches in horror as all men on board become caught up in Ahab&#8217;s lethal determination. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Obsession.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film is beautifully shot (in Wales, Portugal, and Spain) with a strong sense of authenticity, both for locale and period detail: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ishmael-Queequod.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Town.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scenes with The Whale are impressive as well, especially considering how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049513\/trivia?item=tr2550914\">challenging it was to get anything workable at all on screen<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Whale3.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Huston&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049513\/trivia?item=tr2355558\">assertion that this was the most challenging film he ever made<\/a> (which is saying a lot) rings true; one seriously worries for the safety of all while watching brutally realistic scenes at sea: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Yelling.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The performances across the board are excellent, with Peck especially noteworthy as Ahab (he was an inspired second choice), Genn excellent as Starbuck, Basehart appropriately peripheral as Ishmael, and von Ledebur stoically menacing as Queequeg (shout-out to make-up creator Charles E. Parker as well): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeg-Carpenger.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Orson Welles has a fine cameo early in the film as a pastor giving a sermon about &#8212; naturally &#8212; Jonah and the whale: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Welles-Preacher.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also on view are Bernard Miles and Harry Andrews as shipmates: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Group.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Royal Dano as a man named Elijah who tries to warn the men about their treacherous journey: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Dano.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Peck.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leo Genn as Starbuck<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Genn.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Friedrich von Ledebur as Queequeg<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Queequeb.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine production design and attention to period detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Church.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Bearded-Lady.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oswald Morris&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Ship.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Cinematography.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive special effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moby-Dick-Special-Effects.png 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a good show by a master director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049513\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/71618\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s267moby.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1956\/07\/05\/archives\/screen-john-huston-and-melvilles-white-whale-moby-dick-opens-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17660\/moby-dick#articles-reviews?articleId=31523\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I do not fear Moby Dick; I fear the wrath of God.&#8221; Synopsis: In 1840s New England, a sailor named Ishmael (Richard Basehart) befriends a heavily tattooed Pacific Island harpooner named Queequeg (Friedrich von Ledebur), and the pair join the crew of the whaling ship called the Pequod, helmed by Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) and his right 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