Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (movie)

Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Robert D. Squier
  • Production companies: The Film Company
  • Run time: 88 min.

Movie description

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.

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F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Role(s): Herman Melville

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Robert Penn Warren

Robert Penn Warren

Role(s): Interview

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John Huston

John Huston

Role(s): Narrator

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Emery Battis

Emery Battis

Role(s): Lemuel Shaw

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Mikel Lambert

Mikel Lambert

Role(s): Elizabeth Melville

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