Moby Dick (1956) | |
| Director(s) | John Huston |
| Producer(s) | Jack Clayton (associate), John Huston |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation |
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Moby Dick (1956) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by John Huston and produced by John Huston and Jack Clayton.
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Warner Archive: John Barrymore in a Pre-code Version of Moby Dick (1930)
By KC on Sep 27, 2016 From Classic Movies"Call me Ishamael." Herman Melville's opening line to Moby Dick is one of the most famous first sentences in English literature, and yet, when a large volume of the book is opened to the first page in the credits of this pre-code take on the novel, there is no Ishamael in sight. The man himself neve... Read full article
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Captain Ahab:
By heavens man, we are turned round and round in this world, like yonder windlass, and fate is the handspike.
Ishmael: [seeing Moby Dick for the first time] Is it real? Do you see it, too?
The Manxman, a sailor: We all see it. That don't make it real.
Captain Ahab: I don't give reasons. I give orders!
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Ishmael: [seeing Moby Dick for the first time] Is it real? Do you see it, too?
The Manxman, a sailor: We all see it. That don't make it real.
Captain Ahab: I don't give reasons. I give orders!
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Facts about
Filmed in 1954, not released until 1956.
Orson Welles' one-scene cameo helped to fund his stage production of the very same story.
When John Huston first met Ray Bradbury to discuss writing the screenplay, Bradbury admitted, "I've never been able to read the damned thing." Huston simply asked Bradbury to come back the next day to start working and, handing him a copy of the book, said, "Just go home and read what you can."
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Orson Welles' one-scene cameo helped to fund his stage production of the very same story.
When John Huston first met Ray Bradbury to discuss writing the screenplay, Bradbury admitted, "I've never been able to read the damned thing." Huston simply asked Bradbury to come back the next day to start working and, handing him a copy of the book, said, "Just go home and read what you can."
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