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In the Heart of the Sea

6.8

Released December 03, 2015Runtime 2h 2min

Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Adventure

Action

History

Production Companies

Imagine Entertainment

Spring Creek Pictures

Roth Films

Kjam Media

Cott Productions

Surf Film

Enelmar Productions, A.I.E.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Village Roadshow Pictures

Production Countries

Spain

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $100,000,000
Revenue: $93,900,000
Profit/Loss: $-6,100,000

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Cast

Chris HemsworthOwen Chase

Benjamin WalkerGeorge Pollard

Cillian MurphyMatthew Joy

Brendan GleesonOld Thomas Nickerson

Ben WhishawHerman Melville

Michelle FairleyMrs. Nickerson

Tom HollandYoung Thomas Nickerson

Paul AndersonThomas Chappel

Frank DillaneOwen Coffin

Joseph MawleBenjamin Lawrence

Edward AshleyBarzallai Ray

Sam KeeleyRamsdell

Osy IkhileRichard Peterson

Gary BeadleWilliam Bond

Jamie SivesIsaac Cole

Morgan ChetcutiSheppard

Charlotte RileyPeggy

Nicholas JonesPollard Senior

Donald SumpterPaul Macy

Richard BremmerBenjamin Fuller

Jordi MollàSpanish Captain

Hayley Joanne BaconNantucket Townswoman

Andrew CrayfordCustoms Officer

Claudia NewmanNantucket Townswoman

Andy WarehamJohn Sanborn

Stephanie JacobTally Woman

Robert J. FraserSailor (uncredited)

Saffron McintyreNantucket Child (uncredited)

Crew

Ron HowardDirector

Sophie HigelAssistant Director

Vaughn SteinThird Assistant Director

Toby SpantonThird Assistant Director

Jack ScarisbrickAssistant Director

Holly GardnerThird Assistant Director

Tom RyeSecond Assistant Director

William M. ConnorFirst Assistant Director

Jo BeckettScript Supervisor

Kathy HughesScript Supervisor

Nathaniel PhilbrickNovel

Charles LeavittStory

Charles LeavittScreenplay

Amanda SilverStory

Rick JaffaStory

Will WardProducer

Anneka ColemanProduction Secretary

Solomon ArtistesExtras Casting

Amanda FernieAssistant Accountant

Edward SquiresProduction Secretary

Vinay GautamProduction Coordinator

Laura MateosProduction Accountant

Clair HansonAssistant Accountant

Arundhati JaiswalProduction Coordinator

Nina GoldCasting

Brian GrazerProducer

Paula WeinsteinProducer

Ron HowardProducer

Joe RothProducer

Diego BetancorCasting

Robert SterneCasting Associate

Bruce BermanExecutive Producer

Michele TandyFinance

Steven MnuchinExecutive Producer

Darragh MortellStunts

Ian KayStunts

Dee HarropStunts

Bobby Holland HantonStunts

Elliot HawkesStunts

David FisherStunts

Stephen C WalshStunts

Marcus ShakesheffStunts

Lewis YoungStunts

Jonny StockwellStunts

Levan DoranStunts

Martin PembertonStunts

Laurent PlancelStunts

Pablo VerdejoStunts

Mark SlaughterStunts

Charles RamsayStunts

Tolga KenanStunts

Karanja YorkeStunts

Marc MailleyStunts

Eunice HuthartStunt Coordinator

Ian McIntyreStunts

Matt Da SilvaStunts

Rob PaveyStunts

Daniel F. MaloneStunts

Bobby Holland HantonStunt Double

Levan DoranStunt Double

Ryan StuartStunts

Ian PeadStunts

Sarah LochlanStunts

Aldonio Danny FrietasStunts

Kelly DentStunts

Nicholas DainesStunts

James CoxStunts

Soren Bendt Aaboe PedersenStoryboard Artist

Michael CruszOnline Editor

Ash DaniyanDigital Imaging Technician

James Seymour BrettConductor

Adam LangstonOrchestrator

Dave BrennanBest Boy Electric

Ginés CarriónOrchestrator

William ConacherDialect Coach

John MarzanoAerial Director of Photography

Kathryn DonovanUnit Publicist

Anthony Dod MantleDirector of Photography

Roque BañosOriginal Music Composer

Mark TildesleyProduction Design

Daniel P. HanleyEditor

Jonathan PrimeStill Photographer

Julian DayCostume Design

Mike HillEditor

Ben WilkinsonProperty Master

Andrew HuntCostume Supervisor

Robyn LuckhamAnimation Supervisor

Ben RothwellArmorer

Eunice KhooVisual Effects Coordinator

Dane Allan SmithVisual Effects Producer

Stefan BuschSound Editor

Kieron HelsdonCG Supervisor

Paul John ChandlerMusic Editor

Katie SwainCamera Operator

Bryan HirotaVFX Supervisor

David WalterMusic Editor

Kate LaverSet Costumer

Jon BakerArmorer

Lukas LepicovskyCG Supervisor

Angel Airan BonillaArmorer

Thomas NeiveltGaffer

Pimentel A. RaphaelAnimation Supervisor

Dave KimVisual Effects Coordinator

Nancy LamontagneVisual Effects Coordinator

Iain EyreADR & Dubbing

John MarzanoHelicopter Camera

Peter ZuccariniUnderwater Camera

David SinfieldGaffer

Tom O'SullivanRigging Gaffer

Nick GottschalkArt Direction

Karen HoltSpecial Effects Coordinator

Mark HoltSpecial Effects Supervisor

Mike KeltSpecial Effects Supervisor

Markus StemlerSound Designer

Helene SeidlSound Editor

Valdone KoroncziVisual Effects Coordinator

Charlotte LoughnaneVisual Effects Producer

Chris BurdonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Isabel Gómez-BlancoAssistant Art Director

Luca VannellaHairstylist

Laura LilleyHairstylist

Alastair RaeSteadicam Operator

Leslie LermanVisual Effects Producer

Steve LittleADR & Dubbing

Steve LittleDialogue Editor

Neal CallowArt Direction

Laura SchiavoHairstylist

Brandon EvansGaffer

Mikaël Damant-SiroisCG Supervisor

Chan Ee JienVisual Effects Coordinator

Crisanta MelendezVisual Effects Coordinator

Oliver MoneyVisual Effects Producer

Carsten RichterFoley

Frank KruseSupervising Sound Editor

James CollinsAssistant Art Director

Will BuchananGreensman

Karen Sherriff-BrownHairstylist

Lee GarsideArmorer

Karen ElliottMusic Supervisor

Aaron KeatingGaffer

Elisa Fernández MartínHairstylist

Donna SmithVisual Effects Coordinator

Sam GirdlerVisual Effects Coordinator

Haridian NóbregaHairstylist

Begoña LopezDigital Intermediate

Jody JohnsonVisual Effects Supervisor

Vincent CirelliVisual Effects Supervisor

Meike MaherConstruction Coordinator

Suzanna SmithSet Designer

Eric PeteyAnimation Supervisor

Marie-Cecile DahanVisual Effects Producer

Gilbert LakeSound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean CleggArt Direction

Sophie Nguyen-ThomasDigital Intermediate

Christian HubandSupervising Art Director

Marilyn MacDonaldMakeup Artist

Richard SutherlandCG Supervisor

Steve GriffithVisual Effects Producer

Iain EyreDialogue Editor

Gabriela DolenskáArt Department Coordinator

Niall MoroneySupervising Art Director

Fae HammondMakeup Designer

Anna GusevaVisual Effects Coordinator

François DumoulinVisual Effects Supervisor

Kirstin ChalmersMakeup Artist

Simon DavisFirst Assistant Editor

Xinyi PuahVisual Effects Editor

Sean StranksVisual Effects Supervisor

Dominic CaponSet Decoration

Michael WoodSecond Unit Cinematographer

Clare GlassStunt Coordinator

Peter N. BrownCarpenter

Buddie WilkinsonStandby Property Master

Daniel McGrawMakeup Artist

Simon Finney"C" Camera Operator

Liam GeorgensenDraughtsman

Florent LebrunMatte Painter

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Reviews

> We actually know this story, but not the truth until now! Ron Howard's latest sea adventure, stars Chris Hemsworth in an important role. So the people comparing it with 'Moby Dick', because both the film is about the same story, but one was inspired and the other one was, I mean this film was ...

I love these type of 18th century film flair, and the whole pirate-like or merchant crew voyaging to the open sea looking for a non-abundant resource later to be topped with an impossible foe because of the technology at the time thus lead to strand in mother nature. Good stuff!

by Peter McGinn

This movie never really grabbed me. I was impressed by I guess what real critics call the cinematography. Some of the scenes of the action on the ship and the ocean vistas, were realistic and placed me there in the same way I felt like I was there. With Master and Commander. The plot was adequat...