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Overview

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Director:
Franc Roddam
Writers:
Herman Melville (novel)
Anton Diether (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Worth seeing for the lead actors more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

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 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
John Lee's final film. more
Quotes:
Starbuck: 'Tis madness to be such enraged. To seek vengeance on a dumb animal is blasphemous! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more

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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Worth seeing for the lead actors, 27 April 1999
7/10
Author: Strombol

Watching this made-for-cable version of one the great novels is worth your time, especially if you haven't already read the book. There's nothing too spectacular about it, and any sense of what the day-to-day life of the crew of an 18th century whaling is lost, but it's a well-made, straight-foward drama of one of the greatest stories ever told. Can anyone ever lose completely with material like this? Patrick Stewart is excellent as Captain Ahab, a man truly lost at sea as he obsessed over finding and killing the white whale that took his leg. Perhaps even better though is Ted Levine as Starbuck, the man who tries hard to be Ahab's conscience. The two actors are able to create a great tension that the director can't. *** out of ****

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