Movie

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

★ 7/10 · 1 votes 1955 1h 35m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

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