Moby Dick

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Rating: NR

Studio: Universal Pictures

Release date: 2010

Synopsis:

The writers revere Melville’s original text, but their graphic novel-style version will change the structure. Gone is the first-person narration by the young seaman Ishmael, who observes how Ahab’s obsession with killing the great white whale overwhelms his good judgment as captain.

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