Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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Birthday
Jun 11, 1910 (114 years old)
Death date
Jun 25, 1997

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Known For

Becoming Cousteau
1h 34m
Movie 2021

Becoming Cousteau

Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In BECOMING COUSTEAU, from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned environmental voice — and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.

My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
0h 46m
Movie 2011

My Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

My Father, The Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau revisits the adventure and the legacy of Captain Cousteau not only through intimate stories from his family but also from some of the people whose lives he influenced. In rediscovered footage of the earliest days of scuba diving, Jean-Michel Cousteau shows how his father brought the great unseen ocean into focus and into our homes. Jean-Michel and the next generation of Cousteau children, now adults, describe the legacy they have taken upon themselves to carry and cast a meaningful light on the life and work of a man who inspired millions to reconsider our relationship with the sea and its creatures.

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
1h 0m
TV Show 1992

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Calypso set sail to research far-off cultures and species of aquatic life in the second installment of the explorer's nature series 'Cousteau's Rediscover the World'.

The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
Movie 1991

The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea

The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire
Movie 1991

The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire

Lilliput in Antarctica
0h 48m
Movie 1990

Lilliput in Antarctica

Follows Cousteau on a trip to Antarctica with 6 children, each chosen to represent one of the other continents in order to raise awareness about the global significance of Antarctica, the continent most crucial to world climate regulation.

The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
Movie 1990

The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez

The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord
Movie 1987

The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn
TV Show 1986

Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn

Oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the Calypso set sail to research far-off cultures and species of aquatic fauna and flora in another of the explorer's nature series, mainly in the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies.

Riders of the Wind
1h 0m
Movie 1986

Riders of the Wind

World-famous underwater adventurer Jacques Cousteau is on a journey on the surface of the sea. Along with Lucien Malavard and Bertrand Charrier, Cousteau invented a new kind of sailing vessel using a state-of-the-art, high-tech turbo sail. The tall, computer-controlled cylinder of metal sails the ship much like a conventional canvas sail, but is up to six times more efficient.

Biography

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries. He also pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. From 1966 to 1976, he hosted The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, a documentary television series, presented on American commercial television stations. A second documentary series, The Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to 1982 on public television stations. In his first book, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of the echolocation abilities of porpoises. The book was adapted into an underwater documentary called The Silent World. Co-directed by Cousteau and Louis Malle, it was one of the first films to use underwater cinematography to document the ocean depths in color. The film won the 1956 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and remained the only documentary to do so until 2004 (when Fahrenheit 9/11 received the award). It was also awarded the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1957. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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