Moby Movie Madness FILM FESTIVAL

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Moby Movie Madness!
FILM FESTIVAL
Saturdays at the Falmouth Public Library
FREE!

January 9 at 1:30 PM - Double Feature!
Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
83 minute motion picture starring the "IT Girl" Clara Bow.  Set in New Bedford, whaling capital of America, in the 1850's.  The film illustrates Quaker life and whaling exploits.  Includes scenes of an actual whale hunt.
THE ESSEX: The True Story of Moby-Dick (1996)
50 minute movie produce by the History Channel.  The incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex, the inspiration for Melville's great classic, Moby-Dick.

January 16 at 2:00 PM
Moby-Dick (1956)
115 minute classic film version, directed by John Huston, screenplay by Ray Bradbury.  Starring Gregory Peck (Captain Ahab), Richard Basehart (Ishmael) 
& Orson Welles (Father Mapple).

January 23 at 2:00 PM
Moby Dick (1998)
120 minute Golden Globe winning miniseries, starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab, featuring Gregory Peck as Father Mapple.

January 30 at 2:00 PM
Major League (1989)
106 minute movie pays homage to Moby-Dick as a cultural icon in a humorous sub-plot.  Starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen and Corbin Bernsen

March 6 at 1:30 PM
The Sea Beast (1926)
136 minute, plus intermission.  Silent screen adaptation of Moby-Dick starring John Barrymore as "Captain Ahab Cooley."  Featuring live accompaniment by silent film pianist Richard Hughes.