Moby Dick

Summary

Moby Dick is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Moby Dick received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3].
• Moby Dick's image is recorded as Peck Moby Dick.jpg^[4].
• Moby Dick's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Moby Dick's director is recorded as John Huston^[6].
• Moby Dick's screenwriter is recorded as Ray Bradbury^[7].
• Moby Dick's screenwriter is recorded as John Huston^[8].
• Moby Dick's screenwriter is recorded as Norman Corwin^[9].
• Moby Dick's composer is recorded as Philip Sainton^[10].
• Moby Dick's genre is recorded as monster film^[11].
• Moby Dick's genre is recorded as adventure film^[12].
• Moby Dick's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Moby Dick's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[14].
• Moby Dick's based on is recorded as Moby-Dick^[15].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Gregory Peck^[16].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Richard Basehart^[17].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Leo Genn^[18].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles^[19].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as James Robertson Justice^[20].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Harry Andrews^[21].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Bernard Miles^[22].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Noel Purcell^[23].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Mervyn Johns^[24].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Royal Dano^[25].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Friedrich von Ledebur^[26].
• Moby Dick's cast member is recorded as Francis de Wolff^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Huston^[28] and Jack Clayton^[29]. Moby Dick's director is recorded as John Huston^[6]. Screenwriters include Ray Bradbury^[7], John Huston^[8], and Norman Corwin^[9]. Cast members include Gregory Peck^[16], Richard Basehart^[17], Leo Genn^[18], Orson Welles^[19], James Robertson Justice^[20], and Harry Andrews^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30], +1956-06-27T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1956-08-29T00:00:00Z^[32]. Moby Dick's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include monster film^[11], adventure film^[12], drama film^[13], and film based on a novel^[14].

Subject and Themes

Moby Dick's main subject is recorded as whaling^[34].

Reception

Moby Dick received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3]. Reviews include 81%^[35], 7.2/10^[36], and 78/100^[37].

Why It Matters

Moby Dick ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Moby Dick receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[3].