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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 human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
Nov 20, 2015 · Summary 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 human sense of vengeance.
- Ron Howard
- Chris Hemsworth
May 1, 2001 · If you're a fan of seafaring novels, In the Heart of the Sea is for you. Mr. Philbrick covers the history of Nantucket, the nuances of 19th-century whaling, and the fate of the sailors and officers of the Essex, a decidely small (87 feet in length, 238 tons of displacement) and old ship that perhaps had left port on its last voyage when it ...
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 human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story.
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- Tom Holland
- Ron Howard
Nov 27, 2000 · With Bob Clarke, Thomas Farel Heffernan, Nathaniel Philbrick, Stuart M. Frank. The whaler Essex sailed from Nantucket in 1819 and met its doom in the middle of the Pacific in 1820, when a sperm whale attacked, causing the ship to sink.
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- Documentary, History, Mystery
- Melissa Jo Peltier
- 2000-11-27
Sep 12, 2023 · Chasing the riches promised by the whale hunting industry, the Essex departed Nantucket in 1820. Soon, thanks to remuneration from their prey, the ship’s crew would find themselves stranded in lifeboats and fighting for their lives, forced to make unconscionable decisions.
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Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) is known to have based his landmark classic Moby Dick on the sinking of the whaling ship Essex in 1820. This movie’s wraparound story has Melville (circa 1848) interviewing the sole survivor of the Essex , Thomas Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson).
