In the Heart of the Sea
(2015)
Synopsis
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
Directors
Ron Howard, Ron Howard, Joe Roth, William Ward, Paula Weinstein, Brian Grazer, Peter Morgan, Anthony Dod Mantle, Mark Hill, Bruce Berman, Erica Huggins, Palak Patel, Michael Wood, Nina Gold, Daniel F. Malone, Eunice Huthart, Andrew Hunt, Warner Bros., Steven Mnuchin, Will Ward, Eva Abramycheva, George Atkins, Bruce Berman, Palak Patel, Erica Huggins, Steven Mnuchin, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Michael Hill, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, William M. Connor
Production year
2015
Rating
PG-13
Studio
Warner Bros.
Runtime
121 minutes
Cast
Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland