Moby Dick

Moby Dick1956

Director: John Huston
Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice, Harry Andrews
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Runtime: 116 minutes

The broadcast series Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick is set in the distant future, 500 years after the great age of human space exploration. Derelict ships called "whales" drift through the galaxy: rich prizes for the salvage crews known as "whale … more »



Starbuck, first mate:
It is our task in life to kill whales, to furnish oil for the lamps of the world. If we perform that task well and faithfully, we do a service to mankind that pleases Almighty God. Ahab would deny all that. He has taken us from the rich harvest we were reaping to satisfy his lust for vengeance. He is twisting that which is holy into something dark and purposeless. He is a Champion of Darkness. Ahab's red flag challenges the heavens.

Stubb:
Well, sir, if it's like that, I don't wonder that you, a religious man, might be a bit downcast. But I don't much see what you can do about it.

Starbuck, first mate:
Listen to this.

Starbuck, first mate:
"A captain who, from private motives, employs his vessel for another purpose from that intended by the owners, is answerable to the charge of usurpation, and his crew is morally and legally entitled to employ forceful means in wresting his command from him.

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