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Mood:
- StylizedExcitingCaptivating
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Plot:
- Obsessive QuestObsessionDangerEscapadesMind and SoulRivalryDangerous AnimalVengeance more...
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Genres:
- AdventurePeriodMini SeriesDrama
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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Place:
- ShipOcean or Sea
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Moby Dick, 2010 - 2011
Germany, Austria
Profile of Moby Dick
Moby Dick can be described as stylized, captivating, and exciting. The plot revolves around an obsessive quest, obsession, and escapades. The main genres are adventure, period, and drama. In terms of style, Moby Dick is a mini-series. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, on a ship. Moby Dick takes place in the 19th century. It is based on a book.
Summary of Moby Dick
The film begins in November 20, 1969, 50 miles off Soviet waters. When the USS Acushnet dives under the ice, a young Ahab listens for enemy subs when suddenly he detects an unknown target. When the captain listens, he hears nothing, but Ahab insists in the presence of an emptiness. The target dives into a trench, but the captain abandons his search in favor of photographing the target. The target attacks the submarine as Ahab hears a roar. The sub is brought to the icy surface, and the target identifies itself as a gigantic, white, whale-like creature. Ahab survives, but loses his leg to the beast when it hauls the other half of the sub back underwater.
In the present day, Dr. Michelle Herman (Renée O'Connor) and her assistant Pip (Derrick Scott) test a whale song generator when the USS Pequod surfaces behind them and Lieutenant Commander Starbuck (Adam Grimes), the executive officer, persuades them to come aboard. In the sub, Starbuck tells them about several attacks in which eyewitnesses all report seeing an enormous whale. Although Michelle explains that the whale song generator needs a recorded whale vocalization, Captain Ahab (Barry Bostwick) comes to the deck and gives her the recording he took of Moby Dick back in 1969. Although Michelle disagrees on joining a Navy sub with the intent of killing an animal, she has no choice...
Details
| Country: | Germany, Austria |
| Runtime: | 60 min |
| Seasons: | 1 |
Cast and Crew
as Captain Ahab 2 episodes, 2011
as Starbuck 2 episodes, 2011
as Ishmael 2 episodes, 2011
as Stubb 2 episodes, 2010-2011
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