Moby Dick is a 1956 American color adventure film directed and produced by John Huston, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ray Bradbury. A film adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick, the film stars Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart and Leo Genn and follows the exploits of Captain Ahab in pursuing and killing a gigantic sperm whale with whom he has a personal vendetta.
1976 theatrical re-release poster
Statue of Captain Ahab in Youghal commemorating the filming of Moby Dick in the town
Paddy Linehan's pub, Youghal, which appeared in the film and was renamed "Moby Dick's" later
John Marcellus Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and the BAFTA Fellowship in 1980.
Huston in Chinatown (1974)
Huston in U.S. Army uniform
Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen (1951)
Marilyn Monroe (center), Clark Gable (right), filming in 1961 for The Misfits