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Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
28 September 1891, New York City, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
American poet and novelist, whose best-known work, "Moby Dick" (1851)... more
Trivia:
Ancestor of musician Richard Melville Hall who records under the name... more
NewsDesk:
(44 articles)
tMF Perspectives: Lars von Trier's Antichrist, Roger Ebert and Dogville's 'Poetic effect'!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 25 October 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)
tMF Perspectives: Lars von Trier's Antichrist, Roger Ebert and Dogville's 'Poetic effect'!
(From The Movie Fanatic. 25 October 2009, 6:26 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Writer:
- "Moby Dick" (2010) TV series (pre-production) (novel)
- Capitaine Achab (2007) (writer)
... aka Captain Ahab (International: English title: festival title)
... aka Kapten Ahab (Sweden) - "Moby Dick et le secret de Mu" (2005) TV series (novel)
... aka Moby Dick and the Secret of Mu (UK) - Capitaine Achab (2004) (novel "Moby Dick")
- Partanen (2003) (TV) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Bartleby (2001) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Beau travail (1999) (story "Billy Budd, Sailor")
... aka Good Work (Europe: English title) - Pola X (1999) (novel "Pierre, or, the Ambiguities")
... aka Pierre oder Der Kampf mit der Sphinx (Germany: TV title)
... aka Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France: TV title (longer version)) - Moby Dick (1999) (novel "Moby Dick")
- Billy Budd (1998) (TV) (novel)
- Moby Dick (1998) (TV) (novel)
- "History's Mysteries" (1 episode)
- The Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick (????) TV episode (excerpt) - Bartleby ou Les hommes au rebut (1993) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener")
- Billy Budd (1988) (TV) (novel)
- Moby Dick (1978) (writer)
- Bartleby (1976) (novel)
- Bartleby (1970/II) (novel)
- "NBC Experiment in Television" (1 episode, 1970)
- Moby Tick (1970) TV episode (characters) - Bartleby (1970/I) (story "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street")
- Benito Cereno (1969) (novel)
- "NET Playhouse" (1 episode, 1967)
- Benito Cereno (1967) TV episode (story) - As Ilhas Encantadas (1965) (story "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles")
... aka Enchanted Isles (International: English title)
... aka Les îles enchantées - "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1 episode, 1964)
- Mr. Magoo's Moby Dick (1964) TV episode (novel) - "Le théâtre de la jeunesse" (1 episode, 1964)
- Le matelot de nulle part (1964) TV episode (novel "Israël Potter") - Bartleby (1963) (TV) (story)
- Billy Budd (1962) (novel "Billy Budd, Foretopman")
- "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1959)
- Billy Budd (1959) TV episode (novel) - Enchanted Island (1958) (novel "Typee")
... aka Typee (International: English title) - Bartleby l'écrivain (1957) (TV) (short story)
- Moby Dick (1956) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title) - "General Motors Presents" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Encounter (USA)
... aka General Motors Theatre (Canada: English title: new title)
- Billy Budd (1955) TV episode (novel) - Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Moby Dick (1954) TV episode (novel) - "Your Favorite Story" (2 episodes, 1953)
- Turtle Island (1953) TV episode (story)
- The Strange Mr. Bartleby (1953) TV episode (story) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Billy Budd (1952) TV episode (novel) - Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949) (novel)
... aka The Shark God (UK) - Last of the Pagans (1935) (book "Typee") (uncredited)
... aka Typee (Australia) - Dämon des Meeres (1931) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
... aka Demon of the Sea (USA: informal literal English title) - Moby Dick (1930) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
- The Sea Beast (1926) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale")
Soundtrack:
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) (writer: "Blue Lagoon")
... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
Thanks:
- Revenge of the Whale (2001) (TV) (thanks)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Novel: "Israel Potter" (filmed as "Le théâtre de la jeunesse: Le matelot de nulle part" (1964), more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 5 Print Biographies more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Foreign Language Adaptation | Anthology more
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