We’ve just received word that John Huston’s classic movie version of Moby Dick is getting a restored home release just prior to Christmas.
Moby Dick will be released in a fully restored version on Blu-ray and DVD on 11th November 2019 featuring brand new bonus features including an interview with Angela Allen (the Script Supervisor) on the production who worked with Huston on numerous films including Moby Dick, The African Queen, and The Misfits.
Based on Herman Melville’s Great American Novel, and adapted for the screen by Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury and John Huston, Peck stars as Captain Ahab, a man who pits himself against the awesome power of the sea in his obsessive quest to destroy the Great White Whale known as ‘Moby Dick’.
In 1841 a young Ishmael (Richard Basehart) signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaling ship under the command of Captain Ahab (Peck). On a previous voyage Ahab lost his leg during an attack by ‘Moby Dick’ and is desperate for revenge. The Pequod sets out on its treacherous sea voyage to hunt down the elusive beast with Ishmael onboard alongside Starbuck (Leo Genn), James Robertson Justice (Captain Boomer) and Father Mapple (Orson Welles). Ahab is so crazed by his desire to kill the whale, that he is prepared to sacrifice everything, including his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find and destroy his nemesis.
We have the planned bonus features here.
Bonus features (Blu-ray & DVD editions):
- Interview with Script Supervisor Angela Allen for Moby Dick (and many more John Huston films)
- Audio commentary with film historians Julie Kirgo, Paul Seydor and Nick Redman
- ‘A Bleached Whale’ featurette on recreating the unique colour of Moby Dick
- Original theatrical trailer
- Behind-the-scenes stills gallery
