John huston's 1956 classic, moby dick, is one of the great epic adventure movies. Adapted from the novel by herman melville and starring gregory peck and orson welles, this is the tale of capt. Ahab who has a vendetta against moby dick, the great white whale responsible for taking his leg. He sets out on a treacherous sea voyage aboard the pequod, along with a crew including starbuck leo genn, father mapple orson welles and ishmael richard basehart, to hunt down the elusive beast. With reckless abandon, ahab leads the crew on his obsessive and suicidal quest, anxious for a final showdown with the legendary white whale. Extras interview with script supervisor to moby dick and many more john huston films angela allen audio commentary with film historians julie kirgo, paul seydor and nick redman a bleached whale recreating the unique colour of moby dick 541 featurette original theatrical trailer behind the scenes stills gallery