Moby Dick (1998)

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Director Franc Roddam and co-scripter Anton Diether adapted Herman Melville's 1851 classic for this four-hour TV miniseries sea adventure. Ishmael (Henry Thomas) ignores the warnings of dockside prophet Elijah (Bruce Spence) and joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod. Ismael befriends Polynesian harpooner Queequeg (Maori actor Piripi Waretini), hears a sermon by Father Mapple (Gregory Peck, star of the 1956 Moby Dick), and meets the obsessed Captain Ahab (Patrick Stewart), who lost his leg to the great white whale Moby Dick and now seeks vengeance on the looming leviathan. For effects, Roddam used a three-sectioned Moby Dick, added computer graphics, and shot Pequod footage in a tank at an Australian military base. TV Guide described Stewart's performance as "mesmerizing and passionate." The $20 million production aired March 15-16, 1998 on the USA Network. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Starring:: Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, (more)

Director(s):: Franc Roddam

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: PG

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Director(s):: Franc Roddam

Writer(s):: Franc Roddam, Anton Diether

Producer(s):: Kris Noble, Franc Roddam, Steve McGlothen

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: PG

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	Jeremy S.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Moby Dick is probably one of the greatest novels ever written. That being said, this is not one of the greatest movies ever made. I have one main complaint about this movie and that is that it has a lot of discrepancies with the book. There are countless scenes that are out of place, scenes from the book that are missing, and even themes that are different. I could go into detail, but I will just say this: read the book for the better story and more entertainment. As for the actors, filming, and such I thought this was all done very well. The actors made their characters believable, although Queequeg was much more intimidating in the book than in the movie. Overall, I think everyone should read the book, but if you donât have time to read it or just donât like reading, then at least watch the movie.

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	Dale K.

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Any one who has read the book or seen the 1956 version are if for a terrible disappointment. Obviously made for TV with all the required commercial breaks to keep the viewer glued to the set; this production not only reinvents the original plot, but also adds in it's own "dark philosophy" of Ahab. Queequeg jabbers like a magpie, Starbuck is a illy-livered character, and the crew is a mishmash of Africans, crazies, American Indian (?) and what have you. In essence, a waste of time. Get and enjoy the 56 version with Gregory Peck and Orson Welles.