Moby Dick (1956)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Moby Dick |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1956-11-12 |
Cast
Gregory Peck
kapten Ahab, befälhavare på valfångaren Pequod
Richard Basehart
Ishmael (Ismael), berättaren
Leo Genn
Starbuck, förste styrman
Orson Welles
fader Mapple, prästen i New Bedford
James Robertson Justice
kapten Boomer
Harry Andrews
Stubb, tredje styrman
Titles
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Crew
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| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
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| Production Mixer |
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| Technical Advisor |
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| Script Supervisor | |
| Associate Producer | |
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| Camera Operator | |
| Special Photographic Effects | |
| Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| Conductor | |
| Assistant Production Designer | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Hair Stylist | |
| Sound Effects | |
| Color Design | |
| Narrator |
Cast
| Gregory Peck | kapten Ahab, befälhavare på valfångaren Pequod | ||
| Richard Basehart | Ishmael (Ismael), berättaren | ||
| Leo Genn | Starbuck, förste styrman | ||
| Orson Welles | fader Mapple, prästen i New Bedford | ||
| James Robertson Justice | kapten Boomer | ||
| Harry Andrews | Stubb, tredje styrman | ||
| Bernard Miles | mannen från Isle of Man | ||
| Noel Purcell | timmermannen | ||
| Edric Connor | Daggoo, den svarte tredjeharpuneraren | ||
| Mervyn Johns | Peleg, andre styrman | ||
| Joseph Tomelty | Peter Coffin, krögaren i New Bedford | ||
| Francis De Wolff | kapten Gardiner, befälhavare på valfångaren Rachel | ||
| Philip Stainton | Bildad | ||
| Royal Dano | Elijah, mannen på kajen i New Bedford | ||
| Frederick Ledebur | Queequeg, försteharpuneraren | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Seamus Kelly | Flask | ||
| Tamba Allenby | Pip, den svarte skeppspojken | ||
| Ted Howard | Perth, smeden | ||
| Tom Clegg | Tashtego, andreharpuneraren | ||
| Iris Tree | kvinnan som delar ut biblar till Pequods besättningsmän | ||
| Alan Tilvern |
Companies
| Production Company | Moulin Productions Ltd. | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Warner Bros. Film AB | 1956 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Studio S Entertainment | 2010 | |
| Other Company | Warner Bros. | 1956 | (distributör i Storbritannien och USA) |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 118235 |
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| Date | 1977-09 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 3130 meters |
| Censorship number | 88982 |
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| Date | 1956-10 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3150 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in minutes | 116 min |
Original work
Production location
| 1954 | 1955 | |||||
| Associated British Studios | Elstree | United Kingdom | ||||
| Youghal | Ireland | |||||
| Wales | United Kingdom | |||||
| Kanarieöarna | Spain | |||||
| Madeira | Portugal |
Release dates
| Release in Sweden | 1956-11-12 | Park | Stockholm | Sweden | 115 min | |
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| First showing | 1957-01-27 | United Kingdom | 116 min | (premiär i Storbritannien) | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 1996-02-25 | |||||
| 2007-11-01 | ||||||
| 2007-11-05 | ||||||
| DVD release | 2010-05-26 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2014-11-02 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2014-11-02 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3141 |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Video tape digital |
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| Carrier type | Digital Betacam (PAL) |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 12 |
| Behind the scenes prints | 1 |
| Slides | 3 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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