Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Cast & Crew
Gordon Jackson
as A Young Actor /Ishmael
Christopher Lee
as A Stage Manager /Flask
Patrick McGoohan
as A Serious Actor /Starbuck
Wensley Pithey
as A Middle-Aged Actor /Stubb
Joan Plowright
as A Young Actress /Pip
Peter Sallis
as A Stage Manger /Flask
Orson Welles
as An Actor Manager /Father Mapple /Ahab
Kenneth Williams
as A Very Serious Actor /Elijah and others
Orson Welles
Director
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.
