(of E.T. fame) as the observant narrator Ishmael . Piripi Waretini as the formidable harpooner Queequeg .

, who famously played Ahab in the 1956 film, makes a poignant cameo here as Father Mapple . Why This Version Works

If you only know as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, you’re missing out on one of his most intense "Captain" roles—this time, on the high seas instead of deep space. The 1998 three-hour television miniseries, directed by Franc Roddam , remains a standout adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic. A Whale of a Performance

Dick(1998) - Moby

(of E.T. fame) as the observant narrator Ishmael . Piripi Waretini as the formidable harpooner Queequeg .

, who famously played Ahab in the 1956 film, makes a poignant cameo here as Father Mapple . Why This Version Works

If you only know as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, you’re missing out on one of his most intense "Captain" roles—this time, on the high seas instead of deep space. The 1998 three-hour television miniseries, directed by Franc Roddam , remains a standout adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic. A Whale of a Performance