Moby Dick (1998 miniseries) of Starbuck to stop chasing Moby Dick because the ship is operating at a loss and the quest for the sperm whale could end in everyone's death. Queequeg engages in passive resistance by completing refusing to do any work on the ship and throws down his harpoon. At the end, Ahab dies in his attempt to kill Moby Dick. The whaling ship sinks. Patrick Stewart took the lead role shortly after making a striking reference to the book, and quoting from it, in "". Gregory Peck appeared as Father Mapple more than 40 years after he played Ahab in the
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