Moby Dick (2010– )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. |
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Moby Dick (2010– )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. |
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Captain Ahab
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| Ethan Hawke | ... |
Starbuck
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| Charlie Cox | ... |
Ishmael
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| Eddie Marsan | ... |
Stubb
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| Gillian Anderson | ... |
Elizabeth
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| Billy Boyd | ... |
Elijah
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Raoul Trujillo | ... |
Queequeg
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Daniyah Ysrayl | ... |
Pip
(2 episodes, 2011)
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James Gilbert | ... |
Steelkilt
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Matthew Lemche | ... |
Flask
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Billy Merasty | ... |
Tashtego
(2 episodes, 2011)
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Onyekachi Ejim | ... |
Dagoo
(2 episodes, 2011)
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Gary Levert | ... |
Perth
(2 episodes, 2011)
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Richard Donat | ... |
Inn Landlord
(2 episodes, 2011)
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Sandy MacLean | ... |
Quaker Preacher
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Glen Matthews | ... |
Tom
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Stephen McHattie | ... |
Rachel Captain
(2 episodes, 2011)
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Father Mapple
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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.
The story treatment, production, and acting are all very good. The casting is excellent. The dialogue moves well among the characters.
The long fiction takes a while to spin out when reading, and the writers have managed to retain the story in an efficient format. The historical background lays easily under the plot and dialogue and in short long shots. The character development and setup are worth the wait for the ocean drama.
doubt though that we would find, in the novel or in the time period, statements like "I didn't sign on for this?" and "Are you OK?". OK for example is a modern word that came about in the middle of the last century, not a hundred years before. Nevertheless, the modern attributes to add to the flow and so I don't object.