Moby Dick is a classic adaptation of the, well, Herman Melville’s classic novel and features some fine performances by Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart, not to mention Orson Welles in a small role.
Moby Dick
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1956)
Genre(s): Adventure, Drama
Twilight Time | NR – 116 min. – $29.95 | November 15, 2016
Date Published: 12/01/2016 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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| The legendary writer-director John Huston adapts Herman Melville’s great American novel, Moby Dick, with the assistance of another legend, co-screenwriter Ray Bradbury. Everyone is familiar with the story about the obsessive Captain Ahab (GREGORY PECK), determined to hunt down at whatever cost the titular Great White Whale, a potent symbol for all the unstoppable evil in the world. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.5/5 |
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Audio Commentary — This is a new track featuring Film Historians Julie Kirgo, Paul Seydor, and Nick Redman who offer a more educational viewpoint on the project that, if you’ve listened to other Twilight Time tracks, is still entertaining. A Bleached Whale (5:41) delves into recreating the unique color of the film. Also included is the Original Theatrical Trailer (3:13); Gallery with Poster, Lobby Cards & Production Stills; plus usual essay booklet. |
VIDEO – 4.0/5 |
| Twilight Time releases Moby Dick onto Blu-ray presented in its original 1.66 widescreen aspect ratio and given a nice, if not bleak, 1080p high-definition transfer. Now, I say bleak but that’s not entirely a bad thing as I believe, doing some research, that was the original intent of the filmmakers. Even so, detail is fairly well defined so while it’s not the prettiest looking HD picture, its still looks pretty good. |
AUDIO – 3.0/5 |
| The disc includes a basic but effective enough DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track. It’s limited in scope but at least offers crisp and clean dialogue levels throughout, and even the big action sequences, particularly in the finale, is at least half decent sounding. |
OVERALL – 3.5/5 |
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Overall, Moby Dick is a classic adaptation of the, well, Herman Melville’s classic novel and features some fine performances by Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart, not to mention Orson Welles in a small role. This Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers good video, OK audio and a fine selection of bonus material. |
Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.