The Mad Whale

Jun 14, 2017

1h 39m

★ 5.7

Overview

Inmates at a women's mental asylum stage a theatrical production of Herman Melville's 'Moby Dick.'

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Elysium Bandini Studios

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Cast

Edward Fry

James Franco

Isabel Wallace

Camilla Belle

Beatrice Price

Summer Phoenix

Tobias

Michael Weston

Dr. Benjamin Calhoun

Dominic Rains

The Chairman

Kai Lennox

Mary

Alison Lees-Taylor

Beatrice's Husband

George Basil

Orderly

Alan Bagh

Matron Phoebe Stokes

Nicole Starrett

Dr. Withers

Carmen Argenziano

Kara

Jennifer Daley

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