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Becoming Cousteau

And I was at the pilot schoolof the Navy, when I was driving at night

And I was at the pilot school
of the Navy, when I was driving at night

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And I was at the pilot school of the Navy,
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when I was driving at night.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:22
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.
But then I had an accident, a very bad accident. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
But then I had an accident, a very bad accident.
I had a right arm paralyzed, 12 bones broken, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
I had a right arm paralyzed, 12 bones broken,
"I was alone at night, bleeding, on a country road, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"I was alone at night, bleeding, on a country road,
"Turning to the sky, looking at the stars, I thought I was going to die. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
"Turning to the sky, looking at the stars, I thought I ...
"But strangely enough, that became for me, - Becoming Cousteau 00:25
"But strangely enough, that became for me,
And Tailliez and Dumas thought that they could probably help Cousteau - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
And Tailliez and Dumas thought that they could probably help...
When my grandfather and Cousteau started freediving, - Becoming Cousteau 00:11
When my grandfather and Cousteau started freediving,
The local press would call them, "The three diving Musketeers". - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
The local press would call them, "The three diving Musk...
Simone wanted a life as a sailor on the sea. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Simone wanted a life as a sailor on the sea.
Her two grandfathers were admirals - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
Her two grandfathers were admirals
She said, "I don't have blood. I have saltwater in my veins." - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
She said, "I don't have blood. I have saltwater in...
When she married Cousteau, she made a deal with him. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
When she married Cousteau, she made a deal with him.
"I give you two children, Jean-Michel and Philippe, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
"I give you two children, Jean-Michel and Philippe,
Simone started coming with us, on all my expeditions. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Simone started coming with us, on all my expeditions.
And after two years, we already knew how to dive very well. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And after two years, we already knew how to dive very well.
But we had an inner urge to go deeper and further. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
But we had an inner urge to go deeper and further.
In order to go deeper, in order to stay longer, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
In order to go deeper, in order to stay longer,
"I took normal breaths in a slow rhythm, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
"I took normal breaths in a slow rhythm,
"I felt no increase in water pressure." - Becoming Cousteau 00:15
"I felt no increase in water pressure."
"But unfortunately, our Utopia was doomed to disappear." - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
"But unfortunately, our Utopia was doomed to disappear....