Title Moby Dick Overview 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. Tagline From the immortal adventure classic...of whaling men, their ships, and the sea! Genres Adventure, Drama Keywords based on novel, captain, boat, obsession, shipwreck, stroke of fate, whale, walrus, revenge Production Companies Warner Bros., Moulin Productions Inc. Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 116 Release Year 1956
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 10 million USD