Jacques-Yves Cousteau
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
Filmography (77 titles)
7.0MovieBecoming Cousteau
Self (archive footage) · 2021
6.0MovieShipwrecked on a Great Lake
Self · 2014
MovieMy Father the Captain: Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self (archive footage) · 2011
10.0MovieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self (archive footage) · 2009
6.0MovieLake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia
Self · 1997
8.5MovieTitanic's Lost Sister
Self · 1996
6.5MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)
Self · 1995
8.0Movie30 Years of National Geographic Specials
Self (archive footage) · 1995
ShowJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
Self · 1992
The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea
Self · 1991
6.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire
Self · 1991
Lilliput in Antarctica
Self - Narrator · 1990
5.8MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez
Self · 1990
ShowLe monde est à vous
Self · 1987
5.5MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord
Self · 1987
6.0ShowJacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn
Self · 1986
Riders of the Wind
Self - Host · 1986
9.0MovieJacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
Self · 1985
6.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind
Self · 1985
8.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)
Self · 1985
5.5MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle
Self · 1984
5.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River
Self · 1983
6.5MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon
Self · 1983
5.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers
Self · 1983
10.0MovieSt. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Self (uncredited) · 1982
6.8ShowChamps-Elysées
Self · 1982
10.0MovieCries from the Deep
Self · 1981
5.5MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea
Self · 1981
6.0MovieThe Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude
Self · 1980
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
Self · 1979