Abraham Lincoln.
That's what Ahab looks like in this version.
Why is everyone so preoccupied with being right? What's the matter with being wrong?
He does! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so! XD
shareInterestingly enough, some thirty years after this, Peck would play Lincoln in The Blue and the Gray.
This is not my signature. This is IMDb's automatic translation of my signature.
Pointing ultimately to Raymond Massey as the logical Ahab, thereby pitting both John Brown and Abraham Lincoln against the White Whale of Southern slavery.
shareWhile critics chided Peck's "Lincoln-ness" in the film, every interpretation of Capt. Ahab since his performance has worn a black coat and black stovepipe hat, none of which is described in the novel.
shareMAD Magazine's review said "Captain Aslob (who bears a striking resemblance to Abe Lincoln) demonstrates the fine old art of whale splitting." :D
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