the whole thing is silly and full of stereotypes, but the final scene is undeniably epic

Wow. This is a *lot* worse than I remember it being when I saw it on TV when I was a child. You just can't take this "great adventure story on the high seas" shit seriously if you are an enlightened citizen of the 21st century and therefore know that (a) whales are an endangered species, (b) life onboard a 19th-century ship must have been cold and hard and miserable, and (c) the all-male crew must have been constantly buggering each other in the wee hours of the morning

Not a great film, but enjoyable none-the-less. Excellent cameo from Orson Welles

The dated and quite frankly pedestrian movie-making skills that are featured, makes the overall impression feel more stale, than the religious fable, that serves as the source material. There is one effectively executed scene, where the whalers wait for Dick (no sexual insinuations intended), as seaguls swoop around them, adding to the eerie tension. Essentially it is a disappointing build-up that leads to the awesome climax, and thus 'Moby Dick' should be watched in 'Nostalgi-vision' only.

I had no idea until just this moment that Ray Bradbury was involved in this movie. This movie has drawn me to Melville's novel which is bible-like in its proportions and has impacted my life in large ways. I'm still picking away at it. Hooray for Gregory Peck!

I'm a whalehunter and I'm okay I sing all night and I sail all day. Gregory Peck did a great job though.

Classic.

Den klassiske Mody Dick og den rigtige kaptajn Ahab. En drengefilm af bedste skuffe..