Narrated
By: Roy Kenner
Writers:
Gary Lang, David Bedard, and Allen Abel
Director:
Christopher Rowley
Feature
length: 52 minutes
Languages:
English Stereo
Subtitles:
N/A
Packaging:
Amaray Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 10
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
Of DVD Release: 2002
Home
Video Distributor: The Discovery Channel and Artisan Family Home Entertainment
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
This
Discover Channel documentary is a dramatization with narration of the tragedy of
the crew of the Whaling Ship Essex. In 1820 nature struck back when an 85-foot
whale rammed and sunk the ship. The survivors aboard their little rowing boats
faced 90 days of dehydration, starvation, madness, death, and for the
survivors’ cannibalism. The story inspired Herman Melville to write “Moby
Dick” and in many ways the true story is more haunting and far grimmer than
the world famous novel that has become a part of the collective unconscious of
humanity.
Artisan
Family Home Entertainment presents “Moby Dick: The True Story” in a good
looking 16 by 9 widescreen aspect ratio with a clear digital quality Stereo
Soundtrack. The menus are standard interactive still frames that are easy to
navigate.
This
is an excellent companion to Artisan’s 1998 DVD release of the TV miniseries
remake of “Moby Dick,” which starred Patrick Stewart and is available on DVD-Video
now.
©
Copyright 2002 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.