Moby Dick (1956 film) actor Walter Huston as Ahab, but he had died in 1950. Peck went on to play the role of Father Mapple in the 1998 television miniseries adaptation of Melville's novel, with Patrick Stewart as Ahab. Welles later used the salary from his cameo to fund his own stage production of "Moby Dick", in which Rod Steiger played Captain Ahab. Gregory Peck, comparing his performances in this film and the 1998 "Moby Dick" miniseries, said he liked the miniseries better because it was more faithful to the novel. During a meeting to discuss the screenplay, Ray Bradbury informed John Huston that
Moby Dick (1930 film) "Moby Dick" was produced. The German version was titled "Dämon des Meeres" and was directed by Michael Curtiz. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $579,000 domestically and $218,000 foreign. The film survives intact and has been broadcast on television and cable and is available through Warner Archive DVD-on-demand. "Moby Dick" was considered a loose adaptation of the novel; Marc Di Paolo said it was "a poorly conceived "and" unfaithful version . . . in which Ahab . . . slays the white whale at the end and goes home to his true love." Walter C. Metz said the