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Moby Dick

1956·1h 56m·Approved
DramaAdventure
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
23,053 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

Moby Dick is a 1956 drama adventure movie directed by John Huston, starring Richard Basehart, Gregory Peck, Leo Genn. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 23,053 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
John Huston
Stars
Richard Basehart
Gregory Peck
Leo Genn
James Robertson Justice
Details
1956-08-29
116 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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