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2015

In the Heart of the Sea

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Credits

Director

Ron Howard

Producers

Will Ward , Ron Howard , Joe Roth

Writers

Rick Jaffa , Charles Leavitt , Amanda Silver

Cinematographer

Anthony Dod Mantle

Composer

Roque Baños

Cast

Chris Hemsworth , Benjamin Walker , Cillian Murphy , Brendan Gleeson , Ben Whishaw , Michelle Fairley , Tom Holland , Paul Anderson , Frank Dillane , Joseph Mawle

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures , Imagine Entertainment , Village Roadshow Pictures , Roth Films , Kjam Media , Spring Creek Pictures , Cott Productions , Surf Film , Enelmar Productions, A.I.E.

Genres

Drama Thriller Action History Adventure

Posters

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In the Heart of the Sea (2015) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) international poster - US
US international
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) character poster - US
US character
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) teaser poster - US
US teaser
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) imax poster - US
US imax

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