Moby Dick (1956 film)
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| Directed by | John Huston |
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| Based on | Moby-Dick by Herman Melville |
| Produced by | John Huston |
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| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Russell Lloyd |
| Music by | Philip Sainton |
Production company | Moulin Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ 4,500,000 or £2 million |
| Box office | $5.2 million (US) |
Moby Dick is a 1956 adventure film directed and produced by John Huston, adapted by Huston and Ray Bradbury from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. It stars Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, Richard Basehart as Ishmael, and Leo Genn as Starbuck, with supporting performances by James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Noel Purcell and Orson Welles as Father Mapple.
A co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. on June 27, 1956. It received positive reviews from critics and audiences and was a commercial success. The National Board of Review ranked the film in its Top 10 Films at their 1956 awards, with Huston winning Best Director and Basehart winning for Best Supporting Actor. Huston was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 9th Directors Guild of America Awards.