"One Of The Great Motion Pictures Of Our Time!" -The New York Times
This spectacular retelling of theiHerman Melville classic, masterfully directed byiJohn Huston, isiunsurpassediin entertainment, imagination andihigh adventure. From theiscreenplay byiRay Bradbury andiHuston, Moby Dick isi"a brilliant film" (Time).
Consumed byian insane rage, Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) has but one purposeiin life -- revenge oniMoby Dick, theigreat white whale who maimed andidisfigured him. The obsessed skipper ofia whaling boat, Ahab uses his commandias an excuseito sail theiseven seasiin an unrelenting search of his prey. Battlingia mutinous crew, tropical heat andiviolent storms, Ahab finally catches upito his quarry andibeginsia confrontation that culminatesiin an epic struggle of non-stop fury… andiinevitable doom.