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  1. Dec 11, 2015 · In the Heart of the Sea: Directed by Ron Howard. With Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson. A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

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    • Action, Adventure, Biography
    • Ron Howard
    • 2015-12-11
  2. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that in part inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick.

  3. Oscar winner Ron Howard (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) directs the action adventure In the Heart of the Sea, based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex. In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost ...

    • December 10, 2015
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  5. Dec 3, 2015 · Shipwreck Of The Whaleship Essex: The true story that inspired the film In the Heart of the Sea Paperback – December 3, 2015. by Owen Chase (Author) 4.5 21 ratings. See all formats and editions. DON'T MISS THE MAJOR FILM INSPIRED BY CHASE'S NARRATIVE, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA.

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    • Owen Chase
  6. Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799. On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr. , the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale .

  7. Dec 11, 2015 · The film is an adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the 1820 tragedy of the whaling ship Essex, which reportedly inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick.

  8. Dec 10, 2015 · In the Heart of the Sea is based on a true story based on a true story. It goes two layers deep with most of the historical accuracy getting lost along the way. Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) is known to have based his landmark classic Moby Dick on the sinking of the whaling ship Essex in 1820.

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