The Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick
Brief Synopsis
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The whale ship "Essex" met its doom in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 1820 when it was rammed by a sperm whale, causing it to sink. Adrift in lifeboats, the surviving crew faced storms, thirst, illness and starvation, and were eventually reduced to cannibalism before the few remaining survivors
Cast & Crew
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Melissa Jo Peltier
Director
David Ackroyd
Narrator
Arthur Kent
Lola Armienta
Production Accountant
Timothy Baker
Hair
Tiana Barnes
Post-Production Coordinator
Film Details
Also Known As
Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick, History's Mysteries (11/27/00)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The whale ship "Essex" met its doom in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 1820 when it was rammed by a sperm whale, causing it to sink. Adrift in lifeboats, the surviving crew faced storms, thirst, illness and starvation, and were eventually reduced to cannibalism before the few remaining survivors were rescued. Their story would provide the inspiration for Herman Melville's novel, "Moby Dick."
Director
Melissa Jo Peltier
Director
Crew
Lola Armienta
Production Accountant
Timothy Baker
Hair
Tiana Barnes
Post-Production Coordinator
Morgan Bell
Art Department
Per Billgren
Animator
John Bonner
Camera
Steven Centracchio
Assistant Editor
Caroline Chai
Assistant Editor
Skyler Clipner
Production Assistant
Michael Compton
Animator
Ciria Cordero-caban
Production Accountant
Raquel Cortez
Production Accountant
Elizabeth Dahl
Makeup
Raul Deluna
Production Accountant
K D Dovier
Set Costumer
Bryan Duggan
Camera
David Ferrall
Clearance Coordinator
Sueann Fincke
Producer
Sueann Fincke
Production
John Gengl
Associate Producer
Miles Ghormley
Sound
Kent Gibson
Audio
Lauren Grossman
Assistant
Victoria Hammel
Assistant Editor
Matt Horn
Assistant Editor
Mark Hufnail
Executive Producer
Adam Hyman
Coproducer
Adam Hyman
Writer
Geno Imbriale
Production Assistant
Rich Joy
Camera
Andrew Keresztes
Music
Robert J Kopp
Production Assistant
Adolpha Lovett
Unit Manager Assistant
Allison Macewan
Editor
Jim Milio
Executive Producer
Josh Milton
Production Assistant
Tom Mitchell
Audio
Nick Papadakis
Production Coordinator
Bill Parks
Researcher
Andrew Paskoff
Production Manager
Melissa Jo Peltier
Executive Producer
Nat Philbrick
Consultant
Guy T Reid
Production Assistant
Larry Reinhart
Conceptual Illustrator
Jaci Rohr
Costume Designer
Rick Sabin
Sound
Tk Shom
Production Assistant
Daniel Silverman
Producer
Len Tantillo
Conceptual Illustrator
Gary Tonkin
Conceptual Illustrator
Ted Tuel
Sound
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer
Holliday Wormuth
Other
Peter Zifchak
On-Line Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Essex: The True Story of Moby Dick, History's Mysteries (11/27/00)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
