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Moby Dick

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One of those films I had seen scenes from, especially that of the pulpit with Orson Welles, but never watched in its entirety.
I was looking for something for the family to watch on Friday and finding nothing that really attracted me bought this and 'Field of Dreams'.
Moby Dick is a powerful piece of drama, one man's hatred against a force of nature. Directed and co-written by John Huston starring Gregory Peck & Richard Basehart with the secondary & bit parts filled with well known UK character actors.
I have to confess that I had not realised the themes and text that had been lifted straight from Melville into Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan. I would even swear that James Horner lifted the start of the main theme for that film from Moby Dick.
A great film? A great story? I have never read the book, but this has encouraged me to get it, which is probably endorsement enough.
Martin

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The Classic Comic is better! - Frihed89 04:18:34 07/27/06 (0)
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I loved it too- Master and Commander also borrowed freely.. - jonbee 13:48:01 07/24/06 (0)
from the production in the portrayal of the seagoing life. I also loved the use of language, and the respect Ray Bradburyhad for Melville's mastery of the lingo.
Re: Moby Dick - rico 13:05:58 07/23/06 (0)
To achieve the film's icy cold look Huston had the color film printed on black and white stock.
You'll now want to see the DVD's of the TV mini-series with Patrick Stewart as Ahab, which is truer to the book. In it. Peck plays the Welles Father Mapple role. Peck, incidently, did not like his performance as Ahab and refused to give Stephen Spielberg permission to show a anippet from "Moby Dick" in "Jaws".

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