Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Overview

A meta-theatrical adaptation of Moby-Dick in which a rehearsal evolves into a full performance, as actors are absorbed into the roles of Ishmael, Starbuck, and Ahab in a stripped-down, imagination-driven staging. Filmed by Orson Welles in 1955, the footage remains unreleased and is considered lost.

Cast

Gordon Jackson

A Young Actor /Ishmael

Christopher Lee

A Stage Manager /Flask

Patrick McGoohan

A Serious Actor /Starbuck

Wensley Pithey

A Middle-Aged Actor /Stubb

Joan Plowright