Product: Moby Dick [VHS] (1998)
Rating: 4.0
Close to the real thing
this movie may not be getting the credit it deserves. True, Gregory Peck played a great role in the earlier version and people have been disappointed with Patrick Stewart's portrayal of Captain Ahab. The truth is, Mr. Stewart's character is more in line with the Captain of the Essex from which this story originated. Gregory Peck was far more aggressive in character than Captain Pollard of the Essex. Read the books about the Essex and then watch both versions of Moby Dick. I think you will have a better opinion of this later version.