Basic Info
Release: May 15, 1985
Runtime: 88 min
Status: Released
Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise
1985
88 min
Overview
From the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia to the New York City docks where he worked as a customs inspector, this outstanding documentary tracks the personal and intellectual adventures of Herman Melville, one of the greatest talents in American literary history. Narrated by John Huston, the film includes readings and commentary by F. Murray Abraham, Robert Penn Warren, Alfred Kazan, and other notable writers and critics.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
F. Murray Abraham
Herman Melville
Robert Penn Warren
Interview
John Huston
Narrator
Emery Battis
Lemuel Shaw
Mikel Lambert
Elizabeth Melville
Lary Lewman
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nancy Lewman
Sophia Hawthorne
Michael Tolaydo
Evert Duyckinck
Crew
Robert D. Squier
Director
Karen Thomas
Producer
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