A good effort by John Huston at adapting Herman Melville's classic tale of obsessed whaler captain Ahab. Certainly entertaining enough,some excellent scenes, plenty of action, and a great climax.
Leo Genn stands out as Starbuck, while Gregory Peck is just adequate as Ahab. I'm still not convinced he was the man for the job. In fact its said that Peck thought Huston himself should have played the role.
Considering when the movie was made the whale actually looks pretty effective.(although they apparently had quite a few problems with it during filming). But its certainly on a par with the shark in 'Jaws', and no body complained about that.
Moby Dick is one film I think would be really great for a big budget remake (Though I've not seen the recent TV movie). Make a good job of it with the right cast it could be a real blockbuster, especially with todays digital technology. CGI whale anyone?
So if there are any bigwig movie execs reading this, go to it chaps.
Who would you get to play Ahab though! I've thought about that too! Sean Connery, or Robert De Niro would be my choice. (with Guy Pearce as Ishmael)
In fact give me the money and I'll do it!!
Leo Genn stands out as Starbuck, while Gregory Peck is just adequate as Ahab. I'm still not convinced he was the man for the job. In fact its said that Peck thought Huston himself should have played the role.
Considering when the movie was made the whale actually looks pretty effective.(although they apparently had quite a few problems with it during filming). But its certainly on a par with the shark in 'Jaws', and no body complained about that.
Moby Dick is one film I think would be really great for a big budget remake (Though I've not seen the recent TV movie). Make a good job of it with the right cast it could be a real blockbuster, especially with todays digital technology. CGI whale anyone?
So if there are any bigwig movie execs reading this, go to it chaps.
Who would you get to play Ahab though! I've thought about that too! Sean Connery, or Robert De Niro would be my choice. (with Guy Pearce as Ishmael)
In fact give me the money and I'll do it!!