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Moby Dick: Season 1
  • Network: Encore
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 2, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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68 out of 100

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  • Summary: Moby Dick is adapted by Encore for its first foray into original programming. It includes William Hurt as Captain Ahab; Ethan Hawke as Starbuck; Gillian Anderson as Ahab's wife, Elizabeth; and Donald Sutherland as Father Mapple.
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Aug 1, 2011
    80
    The glory of this particular adaptation, intentional or not, is that what we bring to it with today's sensibilities can actually enhance the experience.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Aug 1, 2011
    80
    A lavish, exciting, well-acted and admirably thorough movie adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 classic.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Aug 1, 2011
    60
    The action will hold your attention, though Moby Dick is really more a drama of character and flaws and faith. At times, in fact, it lapses into melodrama.

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  1. IraqBobby
    10
    Absolutely the BEST version that has been brought to screen! Every actor/actress plays their role to perfection. The perfection of acting talent is only matched by the astounding attention to detail of the costuming, tools, sets, and atmosphere of the period. The only complaint that I could have is that there were scenes cut, that aired in the forward to part 2 of the miniseries. I almost never give anything a 10 of 10 rating, but this production definitely deserves it.… Expand
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