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Synopsis

Young Ishmael sets sail on the Pequod to hunt whales. When the whaling ship is on the high seas, Capt. Ahab promises a gold doubloon to the first person who sights Moby Dick, the gigantic white whale which had mutilated him. The epic hunt begins. A splendid, enthralling version of Herman Melville’s masterpiece, “a great blasphemy,” with an obscure and disfigured Gregory Peck and a brief appearance by Orson Welles. —Torino FIlm Festival

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John Huston

The son of actor Walter Huston, American film director John Marcellus Huston was born in Missouri, travelling widely with his family in vaudeville circles, he enjoyed a wild and unconventional youth.

He boxed, rode horses in Mexico and wrote for magazines in New York, before writing dialogue for Hollywood. Before breaking into directing, Huston also spent time acting and street-performing in Paris and London.

His first film, ‘The Maltese Falcon’, was made in 1941, becoming the classic adaptation, and making a star out of Humphrey Bogart. Bogart also appeared in Huston’s next few films: ‘Key Largo’, ‘Across The Pacific’ and ‘The Treasure of The Sierra Madre’.

It was with the latter that Huston won his first Best Director Oscar. His father, Walter, also appeared in the film, winning Best Supporting Actor.

Making military documentaries during World War II, Huston hit the big time again with his 1950 crime film, ‘The Asphalt Jungle’. Following this was ‘The African… read more

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Pedro

3Aug11

JOHN HUSTON should have played Ahab!

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Anastasia

7Jul11

Best pictorial representation of the novel yet attempted...

Sudarshan R.

9Oct10

As close as anyone will get to Melville's masterpiece on film...

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Christopher Smith

14Jul10

John Huston's robust adaptation packs all the passion and adventure of Herman Melville's classic, crafted into a fast-paced feature epic by screenwriter Ray Bradbury. An authentic period atmosphere (unusual for Hollywood films from this era) thanks to the lavish production designer and revolutionary cinematography, and even the vintage special effects are often impressive. A classic.

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