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Writers:
Herman Melville (novel)
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Release Date:
15 March 1998 (USA) more
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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
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The Madness of a man named Ahab more (36 total)

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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Rated PG for mild language and for some intense whaling action/violence.
Runtime:
180 min | 60 min (3 episodes)
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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. more
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Starbuck: 'Tis madness to be such enraged. To seek vengeance on a dumb animal is blasphemous! more
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The Madness of a man named Ahab, 3 August 1998
Author: Darkin2008 from VT

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!

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