Actor: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson. In 1850, author Herman Melville visits innkeeper Thomas Nickerson, the last survivor of the sinking of the whaleship Essex offering money in return for his story. Nickerson initially refuses, but finally agrees when his wife intervenes.
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