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[07/13/11 - 01:01 PM]
Encore Enters into Premium Pay TV Original Programming - Unveils "Moby Dick" & "The Take" Mini-Series, "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis" Documentary
William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, and Gillian Anderson star in the Herman Melville adaptation, premiering Monday, August 1 at 8:00/7:00c.







MOBY DICK (ENCORE)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/1/11 - 8/2/11
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Encore's press release, July 2011) "Moby Dick," is an epic reimagining of the literary adventure classic. The three hour mini-series will air over two evenings beginning on Monday, August 1 and concludes on Tuesday, August 2 at 8pm ET/PT. "Moby Dick" stars Academy Award(R) winner William Hurt (The Accidental Tourist, Broadcast News) as the infamous Captain Ahab and Academy Award(R) nominee Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Gattaca) as his first mate Starbuck. They are joined by Gillian Anderson ("The X Files") as Ahab's wife Elizabeth, Donald Sutherland ("MASH", Ordinary People) as Father Mapple, and Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto) as the fear-inspiring harpooner Queequeg. "Moby Dick" is an RHI production in participation with TELE MUNCHEN and in cooperation with GATE FILMPRODUKTION.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Donald Sutherland as Father Mapple
· Ethan Hawke as Starbuck
· Gillian Anderson as Elizabeth
· Raoul Trujillo as Queequeg
· William Hurt as Captain Ahab
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as DIR
· ??? as WRTR
· Herman Melville as BOOK
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mini-series
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· RHI Entertainment