Moby Dick 68 years old

From the immortal adventure classic...of whaling men, their ships, and the sea!

Moby Dick

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service abroad 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.

Credits

Moby Dick Cast

Name Character
Gregory Peck He was 40, 87 years old when he died as Captain Ahab
James Robertson Justice He was 49, 68 years old when he died as Captain Boomer
Orson Welles He was 41, 70 years old when he died as Father Mapple
Friedrich von Ledebur He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Queequeg
John Huston He was 49, 81 years old when he died as Barman
Bernard Miles He was 48, 83 years old when he died as The Manxman
Richard Basehart He was 41, 70 years old when he died as Ishmael
Harry Andrews He was 44, 77 years old when he died as Stubbs
Leo Genn He was 50, 72 years old when he died as Starbuck
Mervyn Johns He was 57, 93 years old when he died as Peleg

Moby Dick Crew

Name Department
Russell Lloyd as Editor. He was 40 (92) years old when He died Editing
Herman Melville as Author. He was 137 (73) years old when He died Writing
Vaughan N. Dean as Producer. Production
Philip Sainton as Original Music Composer. He was 64 (75) years old when He died Sound
John Huston as Director. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Directing
John Huston as Producer. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Production
John Huston as Screenplay. He was 49 (81) years old when He died Writing
Kevin McClory as Assistant Director. He was 30 (80) years old when He died Directing
Oswald Morris as Director of Photography. He was 40 (98) years old when He died Camera
Ray Bradbury as Screenplay. He was 35 (91) years old when He died Writing
Moby Dick poster
Moby Dick (68 years)

From the immortal adventure classic...of whaling men, their ships, and the sea!

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 27, 1956
  • Runtime: 116 minutes
  • Budget: 4500000.00
  • Revenue: 10400000.00