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In the Heart of the Sea
- In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of the ill-fated Essex, a whaling ship out of Nantucket, which in 1820 was rammed and sunk by an enormous sperm whale some 2000 nautical miles off the coast of South America.
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Summaries. 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. 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.
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.
- $100 million
Dec 10, 2015 · The film is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s 2000 nonfiction best seller, “In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex.”
- Ron Howard
- 1 min
In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of the ill-fated Essex, a whaling ship out of Nantucket, which in 1820 was rammed and sunk by an enormous sperm whale some 2000 nautical miles off...
Sep 16, 2015 · Movies. 'In The Heart Of The Sea' Trailer: A Whale Attack Is Only One Of Chris Hemsworth's Problems. By Russ Fischer / Sept. 16, 2015 10:00 am EST. Ron Howard 's new movie In...
- Russ Fischer
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 .
Dec 11, 2015 · In the Heart of the Sea (2015) is the movie about the sinking of a New England whaling ship named Essex in 1820 by a giant blue sperm whale. Inspired by this event later, the novel Moby-Dick was written by Herman Melville. In the Heart of the Sea Ending Explained with Plot Story in Details.
