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Capitaine Achab (in English, Captain Ahab) is a 2004 French short film directed by Philippe Ramos. It is an interpretation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The film follows a young Achab and the events that inspire his eventual journey to the sea. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and Pantin in 2004.
In 2007 a full-length (100 min.) version was released.
Cast
Short version
Valérie Crunchant : Louise
Frédéric Bonpart : Achab
Alexis Locquet : Young Achab
Dominique Blanc : Anna
Aristide Demonico : Achab's father
Aymeric Descrèpes : Starbuck
Mona Heftre : Achab's Aunt
Grégory Gadebois : The guardian
Long version
Denis Lavant : Capitaine Achab
Virgil Leclair : Young Achab
Dominique Blanc : Anna
Bernard Blancan : Will Adams
Hande Kodja : Louise
Jean-François Stévenin : Achab's father
Mona Heftre : Rose
Philippe Katerine : Henry
Jacques Bonnaffé : Starbuck
Carlo Brandt: Mulligan
Jean-Paul Bonnaire : Pastor
Jean-Christophe Bouvet : the king of England
Pierre Pellet : Jim Larsson
Lou Castel : Dr Hogganbeck
Denis Déon : Sam
Adama Doubia : le colleur d'affiches
Gérard Essomba : Carpenter
Guillaume Verdier : Ismaël
Grégory Gadebois : Warehouse Guardian
Dorothée Brugère : la blanchisseuse n°1
Samantha Mialet : la blanchisseuse n°2
Awards
"Prix de la presse 2003" at the "Festival du film court de Paris"
References
External links
Capitaine Achab at IMDb
DVD toile (French)
Capitaine Achab at IMDb 2007 film
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Capitaine Achab
- Achab
- Captain Ahab (disambiguation)
- Valérie Crunchant
- Captain Ahab
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Adaptations of Moby-Dick
- Jean-Christophe Bouvet
- 2004 Cannes Film Festival
- Denis Lavant
