In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
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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Owen Chase -
George Pollard -
Matthew Joy -
Tom Nickerson -
Herman Melville -
Mrs. Nickerson -
Thomas Nickerson -
Caleb Chappel -
Henry Coffin -
Benjamin Lawrence -
Barzillai Ray -
Ramsdell -
Richard Peterson -
William Bond -
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Director:
Ron HowardWriters:
Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story), Rick Jaffa (story), Amanda Silver (story), Nathaniel Philbrick (book)All Cast & Crew
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1 win & 5 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Quotes
Herman Melville:
How does one come to know the unknowable? What faculties must a man possess? Since it was discovered that whale oil could light our cities in ways never achieved before, it created global demand. It has pushed man to venture further and further into...
Goofs
Thomas Nickerson was not the last survivor of the Essex as stated in the movie. Both Owen Chase and George Pollard were alive in 1850. Owen Chase died in 1869 and George Pollard n 1870. In fact, Chase wrote Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whaleship Essex in 1821. This book would have been available to Herman Melville for research.
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Genres
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | HistoryDetails
Release Date:
11 December 2015Language
English
Country of Origin
USA, Australia, SpainFilming Locations
London, England, UKBox Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$11,053,366 13 December 2015
Gross USA:
$25,020,758
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$93,920,758
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