In the Heart of the Sea tells the real-life tragedy of The Essex, a ship that sank after ... the rivalry between biggity captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker) and the experienced yet hot ...

Diagonally across from Melville’s lodgings was the home of none other than George Pollard Jr., the former captain of the Essex. Pollard, as it turned out, had gone to sea again after the loss ...

Only three days into their voyage, a violent squall battered the Essex, terrifying the inexperienced crew. The ship began to creak and listed dangerously. Captain Pollard managed to reach the ...

which tells the story of the whaling ship Essex’s distressing journey in 1820. Captain George Pollard Jr, played by Benjamin Walker, and Hemsworth’s, 41, first mate Owen Chase, lead the crew ...

It is about the whaling ship "Essex," which sank after being attacked by a sperm whale. Nickerson is based on the ship's cabin boy and played by Brendon Gleeson in the movie's present timeline ...