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.
Plot Keywords: suicide, ocean, sea, hunger, shipwreck, ship, whale, based on a true story, stranded, survival, whaling, death, new england, lost at sea, whaling ship, starvation, 19th century, cannibalism, whale oil, nantucket
Director | Ron Howard |
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Writers | Charles Leavitt, Charles Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Nathaniel Philbrick |
Production Companies | Imagine Entertainment, Spring Creek Productions, Roth Films, K. JAM Media, Cott Productions, Surf Film, Enelmar Productions, A.I.E., Warner Bros. Pictures |
Production Countries | Spain, United States of America |
Spoken Languages | English |
Top Billed Cast of In the Heart of the Sea

Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Sam Keeley
RamsdellAlternate Titles
In The Heart Of The Sea 3D
В сърцето на морето
No Coração do Mar
En el corazón del mar
Au coeur de l'océan
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