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In 1850, author Herman Melville visits innkeeper Thomas Nickerson, the last survivor of the whaleship Essex's last voyage, offering money in return for his story. Nickerson initially refuses, but finally agrees when his wife intervenes. The story turns to 1820: a whaling company in Nantucket has refitted the Essex to participate in the lucrative whale oil trade, and 14-year-old Nickerson signs on as a cabin boy. The owners hire veteran whaler Owen Chase as first mate, though he is disappointed not to receive a captain's commission. The captain is George Pollard, an inexperienced mariner from an established whaling family who envies Chase's skill and popularity. Chase and Pollard clash, leading Pollard to sail into a storm against Chase's advice, nearly sinking the ship. The two agree to put their differences aside rather than risking their reputations by returning to port without profit, and soon, the crew kills their first whale. |
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December 7, 2015 (New York City premiere)
December 11, 2015 (United States)
Running time
121 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $100 million
Box office $93.8 million
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Cast
- Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase, the First Mate
- Benjamin Walker as Captain George Pollard, Jr.
- Cillian Murphy as Matthew Joy, the Second Mate
- Tom Holland as young Thomas Nickerson, the cabin boy
- Brendan Gleeson as old Thomas Nickerson
- Ben Whishaw as Herman Melville
- Michelle Fairley as Mrs. Nickerson
- Gary Beadle as William Bond
- Frank Dillane as Henry Coffin
- Charlotte Riley as Peggy Gardner Chase
- Donald Sumpter as Paul Macy
- Brooke Dimmock as Phoebe Chase
- Jamie Sives as Isaac Cole
- Joseph Mawle as Benjamin Lawrence
