Moby Dick (1956 film)
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Moby Dick is a 1956 American color adventure film directed and produced by John Huston, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ray Bradbury. A film adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick, the film stars Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart and Leo Genn and follows the exploits of Captain Ahab in pursuing and killing a gigantic sperm whale with whom he has a personal vendetta.
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Directed by | John Huston |
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Based on | Moby-Dick by Herman Melville |
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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 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | US$ 4,500,000 or £2 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $5.2 million (US)[1] |
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The music score was written by Philip Sainton, and also features a guest appearance by folk singer A.L. Lloyd, singing a sea shanty in the inn before Ishmael signs abaoard the Pequod.[2]