Herman Melville - Turner Classic Movies

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Herman Melville worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Melville worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Billy Budd" (1962), "Moby Dick" (1930) and "The Sea Beast" (1926). In the seventies and the 2010s, Melville devoted his time to various credits, such as "Bartleby" (1978) starring Michael Lonsdale, "Beau Travail" (2000...

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Age of the Dragons (2011)

Source Material

Moby Dick (2010)

Novel As Source Material

Captain Ahab (2007)

Source Material

Bartleby (2001)

From Short Story/Novella ("Bartleby, The Scrivener")

Bartleby (1978)

Moby Dick (1956)

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Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) What Was His Crime?

Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Too Much Perfection

Biography

Herman Melville worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Melville worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Billy Budd" (1962), "Moby Dick" (1930) and "The Sea Beast" (1926). In the seventies and the 2010s, Melville devoted his time to various credits, such as "Bartleby" (1978) starring Michael Lonsdale, "Beau Travail" (2000) starring Denis Lavant and "Pola X" with Catherine Deneuve (2000). He also worked on "Captain Ahab" (2008) starring Denis Lavant. Most recently, Melville worked on the action picture "Age of the Dragons" (2011) with Danny Glover.

Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

Age of the Dragons (2011)

Source Material

Moby Dick (2010)

Novel As Source Material

Captain Ahab (2007)

Source Material

Bartleby (2001)

From Short Story/Novella ("Bartleby, The Scrivener")

Bartleby (1978)

Music (Feature Film)

Moby Dick (1956)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Source Material (From Novel)

Beau Travail (1999)

Source Material (From Novel)

Writer (Special)

Billy Budd (1998)

Special Thanks (Special)

Billy Budd (1998)

Misc. Crew (TV Mini-Series)

Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000)

Source Material (From Novel)

Moby Dick (1998)

Source Material (From Novel)

Life Events

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Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) What Was His Crime? The merchant ship from which he was pressed still on the horizon, title character Terence Stamp is made to witness the administration of punishment by Master-At-Arms Claggart (Robert Ryan), Peter Ustinov (who also directed and co-wrote) in command, Melvyn Douglas as veteran seaman Dankser, in BIlly Budd, 1962, from the Herman Melville novel.

Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Too Much Perfection With officers Seymour (Paul Rogers) and Ratcliffe (John Neville), Peter Ustinov (who also directed and co-wrote) as Captain Vere considers the promotion of the the title character (Terence Stamp, not seen) and the challenge posed by his abusive Master-At-Arms, on a British fighting ship, ca. 1800, in BIlly Budd, 1962, from the Herman Melville novel.

Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) To Subdue All Things Committing the body of a sailor whose death was caused by the cruelty of one commander (Robert Ryan as Claggart), Peter Ustinov as Captain Vere officiates, also directing, from his co-written screenplay, Melvyn Douglas joining the liturgy as Dansker, Terence Stamp as the title character reflects, Victor Brooks and Thomas Heathcote his jaded colleagues, in Billy Budd from the Herman Melville novel.

Billy Budd (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Is It Ignorance Or Irony? Part of a notable exchange, pivotal in the original Herman Melville novel, Terence Stamp as the ingenuous title character converses with his cynical Master-At-Arms Claggart (Robert Ryan), whose role in the death of a colleague he earlier exposed, on board a British man-of-war during the Napoleonic wars, in BIlly Budd, 1962, directed by co-star Peter Ustinov.

Enchanted Island (1958) -- (Movie Clip) You Don't Find Cannibals That Pretty Dana Andrews as sailor Abner, fleeing a vengeful captain in the South Seas circa 1842, wraps this with a line probably not from the original Herman Melville novel as, with injured buddy Tom (Don Dubbins) they pursue native Fayaway (Jane Powell), her first scene, in Enchanted Island, 1958.

Enchanted Island (1958) -- (Movie Clip) The Wind Stinks Of Sin Allan Dwan opens his final film, on location on the Mexican Pacific coast, from Herman Melville's novel Typee, introducing sailors Dana Andrews and Don Dubbins, island pimp Arthur Shields, officer Les Hellman and Ted de Corsia their cruel captain, in Enchanted Island, 1958, also starring Jane Powell.

Enchanted Island (1958) -- (Movie Clip) What Is Your Favorite Meat? With his wounded buddy Tom (Don Dubbins), New England-based sailor Abner (Dana Andrews) has been taken in by a South Sea island tribe, represented by lovely Fayaway (Jane Powell), still worried they may be cannibals, in Enchanted Island, 1958, from a Herman Melville novel.

Moby Dick (1956) -- (Movie Clip) There She Blows! Not unimpressive action, the first whale sighted on the voyage, Stubb (Harry Andrews) commanding Ishmael (Richard Basehart), Queequeg (Friedrich Ledebur) et al in the boats, in John Huston's Moby Dick, 1956.

Moby Dick (1956) -- (Movie Clip) The Sin Of Jonah Orson Welles as Father Mapple, his pulpit the prow of a ship, in the Whaler's Chapel at New Bedford, Ishmael (Richard Basehart) early in John Huston's version of Herman Melville's Moby Dick, 1956.

Moby Dick (1956) -- (Movie Clip) That Same Lightning In his first appearance before the crew, Ahab (Gregory Peck) exhorts to the capture of the white whale, Queequeg (Friedrich Ledebur), Ishmael (Richard Basehart) and Daggoo (Edric Connor) in his thrall, in John Huston's Moby Dick, 1956.

Moby Dick (1956) -- (Movie Clip) Call Me Ishmael Director John Huston hewing close to Herman Melville's line, Ishmael (Richard Basehart) arriving New Bedford late in the year 1841, the opening of Moby Dick, 1956, starring Gregory Peck.

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