<P> In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adventure - drama film directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt . It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick 's non-fiction book of the same name , about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820 , an event that inspired the novel Moby - Dick . An international co-production between the United States and Spain , the film stars Chris Hemsworth , Benjamin Walker , Cillian Murphy , Tom Holland , Ben Whishaw , and Brendan Gleeson . </P>
<P> In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 adventure - drama film directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt . It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick 's non-fiction book of the same name , about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820 , an event that inspired the novel Moby - Dick . An international co-production between the United States and Spain , the film stars Chris Hemsworth , Benjamin Walker , Cillian Murphy , Tom Holland , Ben Whishaw , and Brendan Gleeson . </P>
who directed in the heart of the sea
who directed in the heart of the sea
Ron Howard
Ron Howard