The True Story of Moby Dick (Second Version)

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery Season 18 Episode 8

Overview:
A long journey back almost two centuries, a period in which the sea was still an unexplored world and was believed to be inhabited by extraordinary creatures and populated with myths and legends. Alberto Angela will accompany spectators to discover one of the masterpieces of world literature: Moby Dick. The novel written by Herman Melville in 1851 is one of the most famous and read books in the world. Little known, however, is the fact that, to write Moby Dick, Melville was inspired by a true story: the sinking of the US whaler Essex in the Pacific, due to the attack of an enormous sperm whale.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : Alberto Angela

Release Date : 2017-11-25

Duration : 125 menit

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