A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Ron Howard, to prepare for the role of starving sailors the cast were on a diet of 500-800 calories a day to lose weight.
- GoofsWhile the film depicts Owen Chase as older and more experienced than Captain George Pollard, Pollard was in fact older, being 29 when Essex sailed to Chase's 23. While Essex was Pollard's first captaincy, he had actually been serving as an officer aboard her for eight years of highly successful and lucrative whaling voyages. The tension between the two men was significantly played up for the film.
- Quotes
Herman Melville: Something else you've given me tonight.
Old Thomas Nickerson: And what's that?
Herman Melville: The courage to go where one does not want to go.
Featured review
A Visual Spectacle!
HOW ON EARTH DID THIS MOVIE BECOME A FLOP??
Only USD$25 million in the US and less than US$100 million worldwide?
This movie needs to be celebrated and deserves far better credit. It's a tale of survival, grudge, jealousy. fear and agony. And the director managed to showcase the glory of Moby Dick and reality of the London oil business in the 1800s.
Pros: 1) Story 2) Casting 3) VFX 4) Background Score
Cons: 1) Maybe Too Political?? 2) Whale has minimal screen time
Only USD$25 million in the US and less than US$100 million worldwide?
This movie needs to be celebrated and deserves far better credit. It's a tale of survival, grudge, jealousy. fear and agony. And the director managed to showcase the glory of Moby Dick and reality of the London oil business in the 1800s.
Pros: 1) Story 2) Casting 3) VFX 4) Background Score
Cons: 1) Maybe Too Political?? 2) Whale has minimal screen time
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- najib-02749
- Jul 6, 2018
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Biển Sâu Dậy Sóng
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,020,758
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,053,366
- Dec 13, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $94,320,758
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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