Billy Budd (1962)

Billy Budd (1962)

[8] Peter Ustinov directs and co-stars in this adaptation of Herman Melville's unfinished novel of the same name. Ustinov plays the captain of a British ship sailing to battle against France. His master-at-arms, John Claggart (The Wild Bunch's Robert Ryan),…
Moby Dick (1956)

Moby Dick (1956)

[5] Gregory Peck is Captain Ahab in John Huston's adaptation of Melville's classic novel. Peck is reliably charismatic in the role, and the movie is at its best when it stays with him. Huston's style is not an overly romantic…