Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise

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Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985)

Directed by Robert D. Squier

Documentary · 1h 28m

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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Cast

F. Murray Abraham Herman Melville
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Robert Penn Warren Interview John Huston Narrator
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Emery Battis Lemuel Shaw
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Mikel Lambert Elizabeth Melville
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Larry Lewman Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Nancy Lewman Sophia Hawthorne
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Michael Tolaydo Evert Duyckinck

Crew

Director
Robert D. Squier
Producer
Karen Thomas

Details

Release date
1985-05-15
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
The Film Company, Pyramid Media