A nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.

A harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship.

Called the "Handsome Sailor" by the other sailors aboard the warship Bellipotent, Billy Budd is admired by all but Master-at-Arms Claggart, an envious man who plots to frame Billy for treason.

Captain Ahab maniacally hunts the great white whale across the seven oceans.