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Moby Dick was a 1954 American
television movie . Adapted from the novel
Moby Dick by
Herman Melville it aired as an episode of
Hallmark Hall of Fame .
[1]
It was directed by
Albert McCleery .
The budget was $20,000 with a cast of 24. "This is not a great spectacle," said McCleery. "It's the story of a man who tears himself to pieces in a frantic desire to find God. When you get down to it it's a religious story - not a whaling party."
[2]
Cast
Victor Jory as Captain Ahab
Lamont Johnson as Ishmael
Harvey Stephens as Stubb
Hugh O'Brian as Starbuck
Steve Darrell as Tashtego
Tim Graham as Carpenter
John Hamilton as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Thomas Browne Henry as Fedallah
John Larch as 1st Sailor
Earl Lee as Elijah
James Logan as Captain of the Rachael
Charles Mauu as Queequeg
Howard Louis McNeely as Pip
Nestor Paiva
References
^
Moby Dick at Paley Centre
^ "Moby Dick to Hit TV this Sunday minus whale". The Tipton Daily Tribune . 10 May 1954. p. 6.
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