A meta-theatrical adaptation of Moby-Dick in which a rehearsal evolves into a full performance, as actors are absorbed into the roles of Ishmael, Starbuck, and Ahab in a stripped-down, imagination-driven staging. Filmed by Orson Welles in 1955, the footage remains unreleased and is considered lost.
Orson Welles
Director, Writer
Gordon Jackson
A Young Actor /Ishmael
Christopher Lee
A Stage Manager /Flask
Patrick McGoohan
A Serious Actor /Starbuck
Wensley Pithey
A Middle-Aged Actor /Stubb
Joan Plowright
A Young Actress /Pip
Peter Sallis
A Stage Manger /Flask
Orson Welles
An Actor Manager /Father Mapple /Ahab
Kenneth Williams
A Very Serious Actor /Elijah and others
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