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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

20115.71 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

Created by Nigel Williams
Written by Nigel Williams, Herman Melville
Produced by Herbert G. Kloiber, David McLeod, Rikolt von Gagern
NetworksStarz Encore

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Themes & Keywords

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About Moby Dick

Moby Dick is a drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of sea, based on novel or book, obsession, mutiny, ship, whale. Created by Nigel Williams, it stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox. The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

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