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And Simone, she was more interested in a life on the sea
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Becoming Cousteau

And Simone, she was more interestedin a life on the sea

And Simone, she was more interested
in a life on the sea

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And Simone, she was more interested in a life on the sea.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:44:54
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.
She had only one passion, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
She had only one passion,
What most people don't realize - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
What most people don't realize
She doesn't like to be on film, - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
She doesn't like to be on film,
She stays away from the cameras. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
She stays away from the cameras.
She's the strong person behind the scenes. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
She's the strong person behind the scenes.
Uh, people confide in her, and she makes a lot of decisions, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Uh, people confide in her, and she makes a lot of decisions,
Jean-Michel, what was it like on Calypso - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Jean-Michel, what was it like on Calypso
I cannot compare with anybody else, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
I cannot compare with anybody else,
And it took many years for me to realize that this was very unusual. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
And it took many years for me to realize that this was very ...
You have to be prepared to make all kinds of sacrifices. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
You have to be prepared to make all kinds of sacrifices.
You have to agree to have a very sketchy family life. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
You have to agree to have a very sketchy family life.
Philippe, - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
Philippe,
Always doing dangerous things, fearing nothing. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Always doing dangerous things, fearing nothing.
And Philippe was the next king. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And Philippe was the next king.
In the perpetual darkness, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
In the perpetual darkness,
The oceanauts will try to repair a production type oil wellhead, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
The oceanauts will try to repair a production type oil wellh...
The petroleum companies had given Cousteau a contract - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
The petroleum companies had given Cousteau a contract
And he used the money to fund Calypso, and to continue his explorations. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
And he used the money to fund Calypso, and to continue his e...
It may have been a wrong turn in his path to the future. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
It may have been a wrong turn in his path to the future.
But the world at that time - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
But the world at that time