The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
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2 episodes • 1998
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Ishmael
Elijah
Mr. Stubb
Peter Coffin
Mr. Flask
Captain Ahab
Queequeg
Sal Coffin
Shantyman
Bulkington
Carpenter
Cook
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Executive Producer
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