# Moby Dick (1956)

> A haunted whaling captain turns a dangerous ocean voyage into a ruinous crusade against the colossal whale that maimed him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5432

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Director: John Huston
- Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews, Bernard Miles, Noel Purcell, Edric Connor
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049513/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, mythic, adventurous, classic cinema evening, literary adaptation marathon

## Synopsis

A relentless captain's obsession with a legendary whale leads to a perilous journey on the high seas.

## Movies like Moby Dick

- [The Old Man and the Sea (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/6316)
- [Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/6111)
- [Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/11336)
- [The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/2031)
- [Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/14083)
- [In the Heart of the Sea (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/119893)
- [20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/140)
- [On the Beach (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/21996)
- [The Caine Mutiny (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/5290)
- [Mysterious Island (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/11482)

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