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In the Heart of the Sea( 2015)

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Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

Overview

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

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      Chris Hemsworth

      Owen Chase

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      Benjamin Walker

      George Pollard

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      Cillian Murphy

      Matthew Joy

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      Brendan Gleeson

      Old Thomas Nickerson

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      Ben Whishaw

      Herman Melville

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      Michelle Fairley

      Mrs. Nickerson

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      Tom Holland

      Young Thomas Nickerson

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      Paul Anderson

      Thomas Chappel

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      Frank Dillane

      Owen Coffin

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      Joseph Mawle

      Benjamin Lawrence

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      Edward Ashley

      Barzallai Ray

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      Sam Keeley

      Ramsdell

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      Osy Ikhile

      Richard Peterson

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      Gary Beadle

      William Bond

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      Jamie Sives

      Isaac Cole

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      Morgan Chetcuti

      Sheppard

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      Charlotte Riley

      Peggy

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      Nicholas Jones

      Pollard Senior

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      Donald Sumpter

      Paul Macy

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      Richard Bremmer

      Benjamin Fuller

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      Jordi Mollà

      Spanish Captain

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      Hayley Joanne Bacon

      Nantucket Townswoman

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      Andrew Crayford

      Customs Officer

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      Claudia Newman

      Nantucket Townswoman

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      Andy Wareham

      John Sanborn

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      Stephanie Jacob

      Tally Woman

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      Robert J. Fraser

      Sailor (uncredited)

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      Saffron Mcintyre

      Nantucket Child (uncredited)

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    A review by Reno

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    Written by Reno on Sun Jul 24 2016
    > We actually know this story, but not the truth until now! Ron Howard's latest sea adventure, stars Chris Hemsworth in an important role. So the people comparing it with 'Moby Dick', because both the film is about the same story, but one was inspired and the other one was, I mean this film was based on the actual event. I had seen the BBC film 'The Whale', not a bad film for a low budget television film. Most importantly, it revealed the truth about what I was not aware of from one of my favourite sea adventure films. I never read the book, but saw the British version, so I knew what I'm...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    100000000.00

    Revenue

    93900000.00

    Keywords

    • sea
    • suicide
    • ship
    • ocean
    • whale
    • shipwreck
    • hunger
    • based on true story
    • survival
    • stranded
    • cannibal
    • whaling
    • death
    • new england
    • lost at sea
    • whaling ship
    • starvation
    • 19th century
    • whale oil
    • nantucket