Moby Dick (1998) (TV)

Director:

Franc Roddam

Writers:

Herman Melville (novel)
Anton Diether (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

15 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Captain | Whale | Ship | Whaling

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Henry Thomas	...	Ishmael
Bruce Spence	...	Elijah
Hugh Keays-Byrne	...	Mr. Stubb
Robin Cuming	...	Peter Coffin (as Robin Cumming)
Shane Connor	...	Mr. Flask (as Shane Feeney Connor)
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Ahab
Piripi Waretini	...	Queequeg
Vivianne Benton	...	Sal Coffin
Dominic Purcell	...	Bulkington
Norman Yemm	...	Carpenter
Michael Jackson	...	Shantyman
Warren Owens	...	Cook
Norman D. Golden II	...	Little Pip (as Norman Golden II)
Harold Hopkins	...	Captain Peleg
John Lee	...	Captain Bildad

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and for some intense whaling action/violence.

Runtime:

180 min | 60 min (3 episodes)

Country:

UK | Australia | USA

Language:

English | Maori

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Point Cook, Victoria, Australia

Company:

American Zoetrope

Trivia:

This is the second time Patrick Stewart played a Captain of a Vessel and quoted lines from Herman Melville's Moby Dick. He first did so in the Star Trek Series.

Quotes:

Starbuck: 'Tis madness to be such enraged. To seek vengeance on a dumb animal is blasphemous!

Movie Connections:

Featured in A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)

The Madness of a man named Ahab

I've Never have seen the original Moby Dick, but I must say that I was spellbound by the stories unyeilding view of a madman's quest for an insidious creature that shattered his sanity and humanity, all his dreams and hopes wiped clear from existence by one of nature's most feared creatures! The man I'm referring to is Ahab, a man who's lust for vengence and willingness to risk his life and ship for the hatered he flet towards the white whale was quite astonishing and breathtaking! Patrick Stewart has always had a talent for acting that far exceded that of any actor, and his performence as Ahab only strengthens that belief! This new adaption is a true tribute to Melville's classic tale of a man's blood lust for revenge against the one thing that tormented his subhuman soul, MOBY DICK!