Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) 1956 film adaptation directed by John Huston. Gregory Peck won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. The series also won awards for its music and was nominated for several Emmy Awards. Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) Moby Dick is a 1998 American television miniseries based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel of the same name. It was filmed in Australia in 1997 and first released in the United States in 1998. The miniseries consisted of two episodes, each running two hours with commercials on March 15 and 16 of 1998 on the USA Network. Ishmael is a young sailor who
Moby Dick (1956 film) television adaptation of the story for "The Ray Bradbury Theater" the Huston character was played by Peter O'Toole and the Bradbury surrogate by Charles Martin Smith. The film was bankrolled by brothers Walter, Harold, and Marvin Mirisch, who financed Huston's "Moulin Rouge". The Mirisches made a deal with Warner Bros. in order to release the film. Under the agreement, The Warner's would distribute "Moby Dick" for seven years, after which all rights would revert to the Mirisch brothers' company, Moulin Productions. The film began shooting in Wales at Fishguard and Ceibwr Bay, Fishguard at Huston's request. Parts of the movie