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Becoming Cousteau

And I acquired her for very little money, thanks to a grant given to meby a British...

And I acquired her for very little money, thanks to a grant given to me
by a British citizen

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And I acquired her for very little money,
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thanks to a grant given to me by a British citizen.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:46
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, biography
Production
National Geographic,The Cousteau Society,Story Syndicate,Ace Content,Diamond Docs,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage.
And she has gone practically everywhere around the world with me. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And she has gone practically everywhere around the world wit...
We are at sea, at long last, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
We are at sea, at long last,
We have started with a full-scale expedition - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
We have started with a full-scale expedition
Since we left, bad weather has never stopped. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
Since we left, bad weather has never stopped.
It is raining, it is cold, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
It is raining, it is cold,
We are thrown from one side to another, 24 hours a day. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
We are thrown from one side to another, 24 hours a day.
And I spent a horrible night fearing for my vessel. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
And I spent a horrible night fearing for my vessel.
So we sailed north again and found a very good shelter. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
So we sailed north again and found a very good shelter.
"I have that feeling of trespassing when I submerge. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
"I have that feeling of trespassing when I submerge.
"We're land animals - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
"We're land animals
"Nature warns us 'Don't go.' - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
"Nature warns us 'Don't go.'
Setting off dynamite to count the fish at the surface, you know, - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Setting off dynamite to count the fish at the surface, you k...
This is an underwater hunt - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
This is an underwater hunt
These men are searching not for pink pearls, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
These men are searching not for pink pearls,
"The only field in which I know I am gifted is cinema. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
"The only field in which I know I am gifted is cinema.
When I was about 12, I saw my first underwater films. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
When I was about 12, I saw my first underwater films.
People at that time had no idea what was going on under the surface. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
People at that time had no idea what was going on under the ...
That's when I understood the strength, the power of images. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
That's when I understood the strength, the power of ima...
I began to make little stories about the marriage of my cousin. - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
I began to make little stories about the marriage of my cous...
And also, with my brother, we imagined a gangster story. - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
And also, with my brother, we imagined a gangster story.