Moby Dick (1956)
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
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#110321
Short Stuff: Friendly Floatees
"Somebody wrote a book called Moby Duck, which is even cuter."
— Chuck
Chuck references the book "Moby Duck" as a play on the title "Moby Dick" when discussing the rubber ducky disaster.
Nov 3, 2021
#102516
How Sleep Paralysis Works, or The Worst Thing That Can Happen While You're Sleeping
"Herman Melville was the first, I think, to write about this. And Moby Dick Ishmael recounts sleep paralysis."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions that Herman Melville's Moby Dick contains one of the first written accounts of sleep paralysis through the character Ishmael.
Oct 25, 2016
#051712
What is the future of Earth?
"And apparently was inspiration for Moby Dick"
A listener mentions that the Essex whaling ship story was the inspiration for Moby Dick.
May 17, 2012
Cast
Gregory Peck
Captain Ahab
Richard Basehart
Ishmael
Leo Genn
Starbuck
James Robertson Justice
Capt. Boomer
Harry Andrews
Stubb
Bernard Miles
The Manxman
Noel Purcell
Ship's Carpenter
Edric Connor
Daggoo
Mervyn Johns
Peleg
Joseph Tomelty
Peter Coffin
Francis de Wolff
Capt. Gardiner
P
Philip Stainton
Bildad
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