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Moby Dick

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1998
  • PG
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.1K
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Gregory Peck, Patrick Stewart, and Henry Thomas in Moby Dick (1998)
Moby Dick
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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 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 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
    • Henry Thomas
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Hugh Keays-Byrne
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    6.4/10
    4.1K
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    • Stars
      • Henry Thomas
      • Patrick Stewart
      • Hugh Keays-Byrne
    • 47User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Henry Thomas
    Henry Thomas
    • Ishmael
    Patrick Stewart
    Patrick Stewart
    • Captain Ahab
    Hugh Keays-Byrne
    Hugh Keays-Byrne
    • Mr. Stubb
    Piripi Waretini
    • Queequeg
    Shane Connor
    Shane Connor
    • Mr. Flask
    Norman D. Golden II
    Norman D. Golden II
    • Little Pip
    Dominic Purcell
    Dominic Purcell
    • Bulkington
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Starbuck
    Norman Yemm
    • Carpenter
    Matthew E. Montoya
    • Tashtego
    Michael Edward-Stevens
    Michael Edward-Stevens
    • Dagoo
    Warren Owens
    • Cook
    Kee Chan
    Kee Chan
    • Fedallah
    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Father Mapple
    Apirana Taylor
    • Dough Boy
    Bruce Spence
    Bruce Spence
    • Elijah
    Robin Cuming
    • Peter Coffin
    Vivianne Benton
    • Sal Coffin
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    • Trivia
      This was Gregory Peck's final acting role before his death on June 12, 2003 at the age of 87.
    • Goofs
      As Ishmael enters the church (around 25:30), the congregation is singing the hymn "Eternal Father, Strong To Save", a song which was not written until 1860 or 61.
    • Quotes

      Ishmael: What the devil's the matter with you?

      Queequeg: Ishmael no want go on ship with Queequeg?

      Ishmael: No. I mean, yes, of course I do. But you would be better suited to pick out a whaler that's suited for both of us, not I, and I shall certainly not take your money. Queequeg, I fear I must make a confession. I used to be a schoolteacher. Do you know what that is?

      Queequeg: Aye. Missionary.

      Ishmael: No. Well, not exactly. What I'm trying to say is that I've never jumped a spar in my life.

      Queequeg: Ishmael no sailor?

      Ishmael: Aye. Me no sailor. It's just that I have this burning desire to go to sea.

      Queequeg: Me Ojo savvy. Ishmael pick ship. Ishmael pick ship.

    • Alternate versions
      The European theatrical release version runs 120 minutes (about an hour from the original TV version was cut). This version is available on home video in the U.S.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      South Australia
      Traditional

      [Sung by sailors as they swab the deck]

    User reviews47

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    6/10
    Could you repeat that?
    Nobody can expect Melville's novel to be brought to life on the screen; the story of the hunt is the bare skeleton of the novel; here, on video & TV, it's the whole whale, and a boorish and unpleasant whale it is. For 90 minutes everyone screams at everyone else (occasionally muttering darkly as if to catch their breath for the next shouting match). That in itself is enough to sink the movie. But also, the editing is terrible, the geography of the hunt is vague (except when the Pequod rounds Cape Horn in snow and ice), and the deeper implications of the novel are only hinted at in passing, as if to prove that the screenwriters are familiar with Melville's work. Read the book!!! Oh - the performances of Ahab and Starbuck are great. I think I'll watch this one again.
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    • Mar 16, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Maori
    • Also known as
      • Мобі Дік
    • Filming locations
      • Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • American Zoetrope
      • Nine Network Australia
      • USA Pictures
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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