In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
Owen Chase
George Pollard
Matthew Joy
Old Thomas Nickerson
Herman Melville
Mrs. Nickerson
Young Thomas Nickerson
Thomas Chappel
Owen Coffin
I love these type of 18th century film flair, and the whole pirate-like or merchant crew voyaging to the open sea looking for a non-abundant resource later to be topped with an impossible foe because of the technology at the time thus lead to strand in mother nature. Good stuff!
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$100,000,000.00
Revenue $93,900,000.00