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Becoming Cousteau

And, as time went by, he became more pessimisticabout the environment

And, as time went by, he became more pessimistic
about the environment

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And, as time went by,
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he became more pessimistic about the environment.
Duration
9 seconds
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19
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:16
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.
In 1977, Cousteau and the Calypso divers returned to Veyron. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
In 1977, Cousteau and the Calypso divers returned to Veyron.
In only three decades, the sea floor has become a desert. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
In only three decades, the sea floor has become a desert.
In this submerged desolation, the water temperature seems to rise, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
In this submerged desolation, the water temperature seems to...
Tears pour down our faces, blurring our vision. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
Tears pour down our faces, blurring our vision.
We have penetrated a zone of death, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
We have penetrated a zone of death,
ABC dropped him because he was getting too dark. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
ABC dropped him because he was getting too dark.
They didn't want him browbeating the audiences - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
They didn't want him browbeating the audiences
He was more strident, trying to convince people - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
He was more strident, trying to convince people
And I think he became somewhat cynical at that point in his life. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
And I think he became somewhat cynical at that point in his ...
Can you tell me what you think are your greatest accomplishments - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Can you tell me what you think are your greatest accomplishm...
This is... This is impossible to answer - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
This is... This is impossible to answer
I keep thinking of a day that we spent together. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
I keep thinking of a day that we spent together.
We were working on our book and he had flown to Paris to meet me. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
We were working on our book and he had flown to Paris to mee...
The people on the plane had formed a line in the aisle - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
The people on the plane had formed a line in the aisle
And he said, "I spend every day, all day long going to meetings, - Becoming Cousteau 00:11
And he said, "I spend every day, all day long going to ...
"And that's what they are going to enshrine." - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"And that's what they are going to enshrine."
I think the two of us were needing - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
I think the two of us were needing
It was not linked with anything romantic. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
It was not linked with anything romantic.
I was 31, and I was a diver. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
I was 31, and I was a diver.
So at that time, it was just about diving. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
So at that time, it was just about diving.