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Billy Budd (1962) -- Trailer for this film based on the novel by Herman Melville

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Date of Death:

28 September 1891, New York City, New York, USA more

Mini Biography:

American poet and novelist, whose best-known work, "Moby Dick" (1851)... more

Trivia:

Ancestor of musician Richard Melville Hall who records under the name... more

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  1. Moby Dick (details only on IMDb Pro)
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- 1. "Moby Dick" (pre-production) (2010) (novel) 2010 - -
- 2. Capitaine Achab (2007)   (writer) 2007 - 6.1 (79)
AKAs:
  • Captain Ahab (International: English title: festival title)
  • Kapten Ahab (Sweden)
- 3. "Moby Dick et le secret de Mu" (2005)   (novel) 2005 - -
AKAs:
  • Moby Dick and the Secret of Mu (UK)
- 4. Capitaine Achab (2004) (novel "Moby Dick") 2004 - 5.4 (5)
- 5. Partanen (2003) (TV) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener") 2003 - 7.3 (70)
- 6. Bartleby (2001) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener") 2001 - 6.3 (1,034)
- 7. Beau travail (1999)   (story "Billy Budd, Sailor") 1999 - 6.9 (2,110)
AKAs:
  • Good Work (Europe: English title)
- 8. Pola X (1999)   (novel "Pierre, or, the Ambiguities") 1999 - 5.7 (1,590)
AKAs:
  • Pierre oder Der Kampf mit der Sphinx (Germany: TV title)
  • Pierre ou les ambiguïtés (France: TV title (longer version))
- 9. Moby Dick (1999) (novel "Moby Dick") 1999 - 7.9 (99)
- 10. Billy Budd (1998) (TV) (novel) 1998 - -
- 11. Moby Dick (1998) (TV) (novel) 1998 - 6.6 (1,695)
- 12. "History's Mysteries" (1998)   (1 episode) 1998 - 8.6 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 13. Bartleby ou Les hommes au rebut (1993) (story "Bartleby the Scrivener") 1993 - -
- 14. Billy Budd (1988) (TV) (novel) 1988 - 6.8 (14)
- 15. Moby Dick (1978) (writer) 1978 - 7.5 (26)
- 16. Bartleby (1976) (novel) 1976 - 8.6 (16)
- 17. Bartleby (1970/II) (novel) 1970 - -
- 18. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1967)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 19. Bartleby (1970/I) (story "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street") 1970 - 5.9 (83)
- 20. Benito Cereno (1969) (novel) 1969 - -
- 21. "NET Playhouse" (1966)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
1 TV episode:
- 22. As Ilhas Encantadas (1965)   (story "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles") 1965 - 7.2 (9)
AKAs:
  • Enchanted Isles (International: English title)
  • Les îles enchantées
- 23. "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo" (1964)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 6.9 (101)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Le théâtre de la jeunesse" (1960)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
1 TV episode:
- 25. Bartleby (1963) (TV) (story) 1963 - -
- 26. Billy Budd (1962) (novel "Billy Budd, Foretopman") 1962 - 7.8 (1,224)
- 27. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 28. Enchanted Island (1958)   (novel "Typee") 1958 - 5.0 (41)
AKAs:
  • Typee (International: English title)
- 29. Bartleby l'écrivain (1957) (TV) (short story) 1957 - -
- 30. Moby Dick (1956)   (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale") 1956 - 7.4 (5,358)
AKAs:
  • Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)
- 31. "General Motors Presents" (1954)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
AKAs:
  • Encounter (USA)
  • General Motors Theatre (Canada: English title: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 32. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955) (TV) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale") 1955 - 6.9 (30)
- 33. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 34. "Your Favorite Story" (1953)   (2 episodes, 1953) 1953 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 35. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - 7.1 (49)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 36. Omoo-Omoo the Shark God (1949)   (novel) 1949 - 2.7 (119)
AKAs:
  • The Shark God (UK)
- 37. Last of the Pagans (1935)   (book "Typee") (uncredited) 1935 - 5.4 (44)
AKAs:
  • Typee (Australia)
- 38. Dämon des Meeres (1931)   (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale") 1931 - -
AKAs:
  • Demon of the Sea (USA: informal literal English title)
- 39. Moby Dick (1930) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale") 1930 - 5.8 (149)
- 40. The Sea Beast (1926) (novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale") 1926 - 7.4 (29)
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- 1. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)   (writer: "Blue Lagoon") 1986 - 7.2 (203)
AKAs:
  • Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
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- 1. Revenge of the Whale (2001) (TV) (thanks) 2001 - 6.3 (15)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Novel: "Israel Potter" (filmed as "Le théâtre de la jeunesse: Le matelot de nulle part" (1964), more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 5 Print Biographies more

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Drama | Adventure | Comedy | Short more


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