- HD 1080
- Runtime: 116m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Huston
- Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews
- keywords: captain, stroke of fate, based on novel or book, whale, obsession, boat, shipwreck, walrus, revenge, whaling ship, 19th century
- Production_studio: Moulin Productions Inc., Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: The man – The whale – The vengeance – The mightiest adventure ever seen!
- providers: fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- The Moby Dick is featured in the top rankings of 1956
- #4 in Top Adventure Movies of 1956
- #37 in Top Drama Movies of 1956
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.