Fiction
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1 videodisc (190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by Herman Melville
Ishmael sees his dream of a whaling voyage come true when he joins the crew of the Pequod, a sailing vessel leaving port in Nantucket. Unbeknownst to Ishmael and the mates, the Pequod's monomaniacal Captain Ahab is taking them all on a mad and personal mission to slay the great whale Moby Dick, an obsession that will open their eyes to the wonder and spectacle of man, of beast, and the inescapable nature of both
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010
Release date: Oct. 4, 2011
Director of photography, Richard Greatres ; editor, Dean Soltys ; music, Richard G. Mitchell ; production designer, Rob Gray
William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox, Eddie Marsan, Gillian Anderson, Billy Boyd, Donald Sutherland
Rating: Not rated
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed captioned