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Moby Dick is a 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. It was directed by John Huston with a screenplay by Huston and Ray Bradbury. The film starred Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, and Leo Genn.
The music score was written by Philip Sainton.
Set in 19th-century New England, the story follows the whaling ship Pequod and its crew. Leading them is Captain Ahab, who was almost killed in an encounter with the "great white whale", Moby Dick. Now he is out for revenge. With the crew that has joined him, Ahab is out to destroy the huge sea mammal, but his obsession with vengeance is so great that he cannot turn back, eventually leading to the death of Ahab and all of his crew, save his newest able seaman, Ishmael.
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Actors: Langley McArol (producer), Langley McArol (director), Langley McArol (actor), Mark Jeffrey Miller (actor), Langley McArol (writer), Mark Jeffrey Miller (actor), Richard Gehron (editor), Richard Gehron (producer), Ashley Bratcher (actress), Jeff Branch (actor), Steve Vernon (actor), Jeff Branch (producer), Katie Sawhill (miscellaneous crew), Evan Strong (miscellaneous crew), Evan Strong (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Michele Placido (actor), Massimo Ceccherini (actor), Carlo Vanzina (director), Enrico Vanzina (writer), Ugo Conti (actor), Carlo Vanzina (writer), Diego Abatantuono (actor), Andrea Osvárt (actress), Dino Abbrescia (actor), Stefano Fregni (actor), Sabrina Impacciatore (actress), Nini Salerno (actor), Emilio Solfrizzi (actor), Enzo Salvi (actor), Paola Mengoni (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Julio Alemán (actor), Gregorio Casal (actor), Rafael Goyri (actor), Jesús Fragoso Montoya (producer), Elart Coello (producer), Bernabé Palma (actor), Patricia Rivera (actress), Mario Ramirez Reyes (editor), Mario Ramirez Reyes (director), Mario Ramirez Reyes (actor), Manuel Hinostroza (producer), José Luis Jiménez (actor), José María Sánchez (actor), Antonio Rubio (writer), Ignacio Ambriz (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: ,Actors: Vittorio Gassman (writer), Alessandro Gassman (actor), Vittorio Gassman (actor), Luigi Montini (actor), Daniel Ezralow (actor), Stefano Santospago (actor), Edoardo A. Dell'Acqua (editor), Attilio Cucari (actor), Paila Pavese (actress), Gianni Oppedisano (editor), Rubino Rubini (director), Rubino Rubini (producer), Noemi Bruna (producer), Marina Vidon (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Guy Gross (composer), Yoram Gross (director), Keith Scott (actor), Keith Scott (actor), Robyn Moore (actress), Robyn Moore (actress), Robyn Moore (actress), Robyn Moore (actress), Keith Scott (actor), Yoram Gross (producer), Keith Scott (actor), Denise Wolfson (miscellaneous crew), John Palmer (writer), Rod Hay (editor), Sandra Gross (producer),
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: Ole Ernst (actor), Heinz Hopf (actor), Ingvar Kjellson (actor), Jesper Klein (actor), Preben Neergaard (actor), Per Pallesen (actor), Claus Ryskjær (actor), Poul Thomsen (actor), Bodil Udsen (actress), Jannik Hastrup (writer), Fuzzy (composer), Jannik Hastrup (director), Helle Hertz (actress), Berthe Qvistgaard (actress), Meta Velander (actress),
Genres: Animation, Family, Romance,Actors: Flávio Migliaccio (actor), Sadi Cabral (actor), Walter Negrão (writer), Marcos Paulo (actor), Paulo José (actor), Lícia Magna (actress), Marco Nanini (actor), Leonardo Villar (actor), Jardel Mello (actor), Renata Sorrah (actress), Roberto Pirillo (actor), Nívea Maria (actress), Aracy Balabanian (actress), Elza Gomes (actress), Reinaldo Gonzaga (actor),
Genres: ,Moby Dick (1956) Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, and Leo Genn
This is an enactment of a 19th century style whale hunt AND the trying-out of whale blubber. It mixes shots of the film's cast edited in with footage of actual whaling that was done by whalers of Madeira (Portuguese islands). I do not condone killing animals for filmmaking, but this is an important and rare historical document. The other interesting part of this clip is the chanteys. Interestingly, they use the Jamaican song "Hill and Gully Rider" for rowing scenes. This song most closely resembles the chantey, "Haul 'Er Away." In this film, it is being sung by Edric Connor, a Trinidadian who recorded the song in 1952-- and who plays the role of Dagoo in the film! Then, when they are hoisting up the blanket pieces of blubber, we hear "Paddy Doyle's Boots." This is probably inap...
**If you're interested in shanties/chanteys and their history, please check out the "Shanties from the Seven Seas" project, here. 500+ shanties, and growing!: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=58B55DD66F22060C **Disclaimer: Before sharing any 'conventional wisdom' about 'Blood Red Roses', please read here: http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=34080#2718143 And watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIv9FSQ_gWY If you have anything to add that *engages* with that discussion, I would love to hear it. Otherwise, no use further spreading myths! :0 Now, on to the.... Video Info: The 1956 version of the film Moby Dick contained some great chanteys, led by the famed English folklorist and singer, A.L. Lloyd. He himself had experience working as a whaler in the Antarctic for...
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From a scene in the Spouter Inn in New Bedford. This song was, of course, not in the novel. It's the capstan chantey, " A-rovin' ", performed as an entertainment/dance song!
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