根據(jù)梅爾．維爾的經(jīng)典文學(xué)名著改編，由老牌導(dǎo)演約翰．休斯頓掌舵，加上格利高里．派克將高傲倔強(qiáng)的艾海伯船長(zhǎng)塑造得入木三分，使本片成為海上冒險(xiǎn)片的經(jīng)典佳作。故事以一條全身純白的巨型鯨魚莫比敵為中心發(fā)展，它是一條被水手們視為魔鬼化身的兇猛鯨魚。艾海伯在捕捉它的過(guò)程中被咬掉了一條腿，這種屈辱與傷痛更激發(fā)起他一定要打敗這條巨鯨的決心，然而也因他這種偏執(zhí)狂的意志導(dǎo)致很多無(wú)辜船員葬身海底的悲劇。本片的海上歷險(xiǎn)場(chǎng)面拍得相當(dāng)壯觀，在細(xì)膩的心理刻畫之外也有不錯(cuò)的娛樂(lè)效果。This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. The whale caused the loss of Ahab's leg years before, leaving Ahab to stomp the boards of his ship on a peg leg. Ahab is so crazed by his desire to kill the whale, that he is prepared to sacrifice everything, including his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find and destroy his nemesis, Moby Dick.
