Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985)
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.
Director: Robert D. Squier
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F. Murray Abraham as Herman Melville |
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Robert Penn Warren as Interview |
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John Huston as Narrator |
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Emery Battis as Lemuel Shaw |
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Mikel Lambert as Elizabeth Melville |
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Larry Lewman as Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Nancy Lewman as Sophia Hawthorne |
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Michael Tolaydo as Evert Duyckinck |
| Directing | Robert D. Squier | Director |
| Production | Karen Thomas | Producer |
