Moby Dick2011

Director
Mark Barker

Acters

William Hurt (Captain Ahab)
Ethan Hawke (Starbuck)
Charlie Cox (Ishmael)
Eddie Marsan (Stubb)
Gillian Anderson (Elizabeth)
Billy Boyd (Elijah)

The epic story of the blue sea, the white whale, and a dark soul.
Nantucket. The little island off the east coast of the United States is the capital of American whaling in 1850. Sailors, traders, harpooners – they all hope to make big money on land or on a whaler – and if not, then at least to have big adventures. One of them is Ishmael, who wanders through the bustling harbour in search of a whaling boat that will take him out to sea. Together with the homeless boy Pip and the fear-inspiring Polynesian harpooner Queequeg, he signs on a crew-member of the Pequod. The commander of the whale boat is the charismatic, some would say despotic, Captain Ahab, an experienced seaman and whale hunter who lost his leg several years earlier in a struggle with the gigantic white sperm whale Moby Dick. Now he is obsessed with taking revenge in the legendary creature. Neither his long-suffering wife nor his crew suspect the true extent of his obsessive thirst for vengeance. Only Starbuck, the First Mate of the Pequod, a very religious and level-headed man, fears that this journey will not be a regular whale-catching expedition. Yet Ahab unswervingly pursues his goal: the hunt for Moby Dick.
“It’s an ambitious, beautifully made adventure tale that seeks to be respectful of the book while still making the characters and story accessible to modern viewers.” – The New York Times
“Director Mike Barker balances the drama nicely. He keeps the allegory and subtlety intact… It turns out to be a thoughtful updating of arguably the greatest American novel of all time.” – Hollywood Soapbox
“Led by a persuasive and compelling performance from Academy Award winner William Hurt, ’Moby Dick’ features powerful dramatic performances by a cast of celebrated actors.” – DVD Beaver