Capitaine Achab

{{Infobox film

| name = Capitaine Achab

| image =

| caption =

| director = Philippe Ramos

| producer = Michel Klein
Jérôme Larcher

| screenplay = Philippe Ramos

| starring = Frédéric Bonpart

| music =

| cinematography = Laurent Desmet

| editing = Sophie Deseuzes

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2004}}

| runtime = 22 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross = $331.000{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fCAPITAINEACHAB01&country=FR&wk=2008W7&id=_fCAPITAINEACHAB01&p=.htm|title=Capitaine Achab|website=www.boxofficemojo.com}}

}}

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.{{Citation|title=Captain Ahab (Capitaine Achab)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain_ahab?|language=en|accessdate=2018-02-27}}

In 2007 a full-length (100 min.) version was released.

Cast

Short version

Long version

Awards

  • "Prix de la presse 2003" at the "Festival du film court de Paris"

References

{{Reflist}}