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“AN EPIC OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN SEA-FARING ADVENTURE”
Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."
Director
Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$503,000
Revenue
$938,000

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard 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 leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

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