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.
Cast
Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
Ramsdell
Osy Ikhile
Richard Peterson
Gary Beadle
William Bond
Jamie Sives
Isaac Cole
Morgan Chetcuti
Sheppard
Charlotte Riley
Peggy
Nicholas Jones
Pollard Senior
Donald Sumpter
Paul Macy
Richard Bremmer
Benjamin Fuller
Jordi Mollà
Spanish Captain
Hayley Joanne Bacon
Nantucket Townswoman
Andrew Crayford
Customs Officer
Claudia Newman
Nantucket Townswoman
Andy Wareham
John Sanborn
Stephanie Jacob
Tally Woman
Robert J. Fraser
Sailor (uncredited)
Saffron Mcintyre
Nantucket Child (uncredited)
Crew
Ron Howard
Director, Producer
Charles Leavitt
Screenplay, Story
Rick Jaffa
Story
Amanda Silver
Story
Nathaniel Philbrick
Novel
Daniel P. Hanley
Editor
Mike Hill
Editor
Michael Crusz
Online Editor
Anthony Dod Mantle
Director of Photography
John Marzano
Aerial Director of Photography, Helicopter Camera
William M. Connor
First Assistant Director
Tom Rye
Second Assistant Director
Sallie Hard
Second Assistant Director
Holly Gardner
Third Assistant Director
Toby Spanton
Third Assistant Director
Vaughn Stein
Third Assistant Director
Sophie Higel
Assistant Director
Jack Scarisbrick
Assistant Director
Soren Bendt Aaboe Pedersen
Storyboard Artist
Arundhati Jaiswal
Production Coordinator
Vinay Gautam
Production Coordinator
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Steven Mnuchin
Executive Producer
David Bergstein
Executive Producer
Erica Huggins
Executive Producer
Sarah Bradshaw
Executive Producer
Palak Patel
Executive Producer
Will Ward
Producer
Joe Roth
Producer
Brian Grazer
Producer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Mark Tildesley
Production Design
Katie Swain
Camera Operator
Simon Finney
"C" Camera Operator
Alastair Rae
Steadicam Operator
Robert Sterne
Casting Associate
Nina Gold
Casting
Diego Betancor
Casting
Solomon Artistes
Extras Casting
Kate Laver
Set Costumer
Andrew Hunt
Costume Supervisor
Julian Day
Costume Design
Eric Petey
Animation Supervisor
Pimentel A. Raphael
Animation Supervisor
Robyn Luckham
Animation Supervisor
Luca Vannella
Hair Designer, Hairstylist
Elisa Fernández Martín
Hairstylist
Laura Schiavo
Hairstylist
Karen Sherriff-Brown
Hairstylist
Laura Lilley
Hairstylist
Haridian Nóbrega
Hairstylist
Fae Hammond
Makeup Designer
Kirstin Chalmers
Makeup Artist
Marilyn MacDonald
Makeup Artist
Daniel McGraw
Makeup Artist
Michael Wood
Second Unit Cinematographer
Gabriela Dolenská
Art Department Coordinator
Niall Moroney
Supervising Art Director
Christian Huband
Supervising Art Director
Isabel Gómez-Blanco
Assistant Art Director
James Collins
Assistant Art Director
Markus Stemler
Sound Designer
Frank Kruse
Supervising Sound Editor
Helene Seidl
Sound Editor
Stefan Busch
Sound Editor
Gilbert Lake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Burdon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carsten Richter
Foley
Iain Eyre
ADR & Dubbing, Dialogue Editor
Steve Little
ADR & Dubbing, Dialogue Editor
Karen Holt
Special Effects Coordinator
Mike Kelt
Special Effects Supervisor
Mark Holt
Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Vincent Cirelli
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sean Stranks
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jody Johnson
Visual Effects Supervisor
François Dumoulin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bryan Hirota
VFX Supervisor
Oliver Money
Visual Effects Producer
Charlotte Loughnane
Visual Effects Producer
Leslie Lerman
Visual Effects Producer
Steve Griffith
Visual Effects Producer
Marie-Cecile Dahan
Visual Effects Producer
Dane Allan Smith
Visual Effects Producer
Valdone Koronczi
Visual Effects Coordinator
Chan Ee Jien
Visual Effects Coordinator
Donna Smith
Visual Effects Coordinator
Sam Girdler
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dave Kim
Visual Effects Coordinator
Nancy Lamontagne
Visual Effects Coordinator
Anna Guseva
Visual Effects Coordinator
Eunice Khoo
Visual Effects Coordinator
Crisanta Melendez
Visual Effects Coordinator
Xinyi Puah
Visual Effects Editor
Mikaël Damant-Sirois
CG Supervisor
Kieron Helsdon
CG Supervisor
Richard Sutherland
CG Supervisor
Lukas Lepicovsky
CG Supervisor
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
David Walter
Music Editor
Paul John Chandler
Music Editor
Laura Mateos
Production Accountant
Amanda Fernie
Assistant Accountant
Clair Hanson
Assistant Accountant
Michele Tandy
Finance
William Conacher
Dialect Coach
Tom O'Sullivan
Rigging Gaffer
Florent Lebrun
Matte Painter
Peter Zuccarini
Underwater Camera
Dominic Capon
Set Decoration
Suzanna Smith
Set Designer
Meike Maher
Construction Coordinator
Jonathan Prime
Still Photographer
Jo Beckett
Script Supervisor
Kathy Hughes
Script Supervisor
Dave Brennan
Best Boy Electric
Peter N. Brown
Carpenter
Pablo Verdejo
Stunts
Laurent Plancel
Stunts
Aldonio Danny Frietas
Stunts
Lewis Young
Stunts
Sarah Lochlan
Stunts
Matt Da Silva
Stunts
James Cox
Stunts
Ryan Stuart
Stunts
Ian Pead
Stunts
Charles Ramsay
Stunts
Karanja Augostos
Stunts
Marc Mailley
Stunts
Stephen C Walsh
Stunts
Marcus Shakesheff
Stunts
Mark Slaughter
Stunts
Martin Pemberton
Stunts
Jonny Stockwell
Stunts
Ian Kay
Stunts
Dee Harrop
Stunts
Darragh Mortell
Stunts
Daniel F. Malone
Stunts
David Fisher
Stunts
Tolga Kenan
Stunts
Kelly Dent
Stunts
Nicholas Daines
Stunts
Rob Pavey
Stunts
Levan Doran
Stunts, Stunt Double
Ian McIntyre
Stunts
Elliot Hawkes
Stunts
Eunice Huthart
Stunt Coordinator
Clare Glass
Stunt Coordinator
Bobby Holland Hanton
Stunt Double
Ben Wilkinson
Property Master
Buddie Wilkinson
Standby Property Master
Liam Georgensen
Draughtsman
Thomas Neivelt
Gaffer
David Sinfield
Gaffer
Aaron Keating
Gaffer
Brandon Evans
Gaffer
Sophie Nguyen-Thomas
Digital Intermediate
Begoña Lopez
Digital Intermediate
Ash Daniyan
Digital Imaging Technician
James Seymour Brett
Conductor
Kathryn Donovan
Unit Publicist
Dean Clegg
Art Direction
Nick Gottschalk
Art Direction
Neal Callow
Art Direction
Simon Davis
First Assistant Editor
Angel Airan Bonilla
Armorer
Ben Rothwell
Armorer
Lee Garside
Armorer
Jon Baker
Armorer
Anneka Coleman
Production Secretary
Edward Squires
Production Secretary
Ginés Carrión
Orchestrator
Adam Langston
Orchestrator
Will Buchanan
Greensman
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