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Moby Dick (2011)

Moby Dick poster
Directed by
Mike Barker
Genre
drama television series
Country
Germany
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 42 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sea captain named Ahab hunts a white whale that took his leg. A young sailor named Ishmael joins the crew and watches Ahab's obsession drive the ship toward disaster.

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What happens

Moby Dick is a Canadian-German television miniseries based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel of the same name, produced by Tele München Gruppe, with Gate Film, In association with RTH/ORF. Starring William Hurt as Captain Ahab, it was directed by Mike Barker with a screenplay by Nigel Williams. The cast also includes Ethan Hawke as Starbuck, Charlie Cox as Ishmael, Eddie Marsan as Stubb, Gillian Anderson as Ahab's wife, Elizabeth and Donald Sutherland as Father Mapple. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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