Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, born June 11 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France, and died June 25 1997 in Paris, was a French naval officer and oceanographic explorer. With his crew and his famous ship, the Calypso, Captain Cousteau criss-crossed the seas and great rivers of the world for forty years, providing images that have raised public awareness of the ecological cause. His film The Silent World, co-directed with Louis Malle, won the Palme d'Or in 1956 and the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1957.
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St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Duration: 3h12Subscription access
In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the _Calypso_. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the S...
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Duration: 3h12Subscription access
In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the _Calypso_. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the S...
