Overview

In the Heart of the Sea - is a 2015 American biographical survival-drama film based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book of the same name. In the Heart of the Sea - is a 2015 American biographical survival-drama film based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book of the same name. New England, 1850: In search of inspiration, author Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) seeks out traumatized seaman Tom Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), a survivor of the 1820 scuttling of the whaler Essex by a massive sperm whale. Nickerson s account of the tensions between green captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker) and resentful first mate Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), and the crew s harrowing choices for survival, are brought to memorable life in Ron Howard s nautical adventure. Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Michelle Fairley also star. 122 min.

Key Details

• Format: DVD
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Genre/category: MOVIE, DRAMA
• Release date: 3/8/2016
• Runtime: 121 minutes