Moby Dick (1956 film)

Moby Dick
1976 theatrical re-release poster
Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	Ray Bradbury John Huston
Based on	Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Produced by	Associate producers: Jack Clayton Lee Katz Co-producer: Vaughn N. Dean Producer: John Huston
Starring	Gregory Peck Richard Basehart Leo Genn Orson Welles
Cinematography	Oswald Morris
Edited by	Russell Lloyd
Music by	Philip Sainton
Production company	Moulin Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 27, 1956 (1956-06-27)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$ 4,500,000 or £2 million[citation needed]
Box office	$5.2 million (US)[1]

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.

The music score was written by Philip Sainton.