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.

Stars:

William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
William Hurt	...	Captain Ahab (2 episodes, 2011)
Ethan Hawke	...	Starbuck (2 episodes, 2011)
Charlie Cox	...	Ishmael (2 episodes, 2011)
Eddie Marsan	...	Stubb (2 episodes, 2011)
Gillian Anderson	...	Elizabeth (2 episodes, 2011)
Billy Boyd	...	Elijah (2 episodes, 2011)
Raoul Trujillo	...	Queequeg (2 episodes, 2011)
Daniyah Ysrayl	...	Pip (2 episodes, 2011)
James Gilbert	...	Steelkilt (2 episodes, 2011)
Matthew Lemche	...	Flask (2 episodes, 2011)
Billy Merasty	...	Tashtego (2 episodes, 2011)
Onyekachi Ejim	...	Dagoo (2 episodes, 2011)
Gary Levert	...	Perth (2 episodes, 2011)
Richard Donat	...	Inn Landlord (2 episodes, 2011)
Sandy MacLean	...	Quaker Preacher (2 episodes, 2011)
Glen Matthews	...	Tom (2 episodes, 2011)
Stephen McHattie	...	Rachel Captain (2 episodes, 2011)
Donald Sutherland	...	Father Mapple (2 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | based on novel

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gate Filmproduktion, Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first production of "Moby Dick" since the 1930 film version with John Barrymore to have a leading female character.

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Connections

Version of Moby Dick and the Secret of Mu (2005)

User Reviews

linguistically soft on history

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.