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He looks at this thing, this is terrific, but I can't take 12
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Becoming Cousteau

He looks at this thing,this is terrific, but I can't take 12

He looks at this thing,
this is terrific, but I can't take 12

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He looks at this thing, this is terrific, but I can't take 12.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:21
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 he says, "David, you know, I'm a member of The Explorers Club - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
But he says, "David, you know, I'm a member of The...
"Can you get Jacques Cousteau to speak?" - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"Can you get Jacques Cousteau to speak?"
"You get Jacques Cousteau to show up, I'll put the 12 shows on the air." - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
"You get Jacques Cousteau to show up, I'll put the...
I started on the Cousteau series in 1967. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
I started on the Cousteau series in 1967.
And I was given a huge editing room because there was so much footage. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
And I was given a huge editing room because there was so muc...
Sharks, whales, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Sharks, whales,
Many harmless species exist, - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
Many harmless species exist,
But for a diver, a shark bite, whether accidental or deliberate, - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
But for a diver, a shark bite, whether accidental or deliber...
What depth are you at? What depth are you at? - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
What depth are you at? What depth are you at?
I have abandoned or almost abandoned feature films, - Becoming Cousteau 00:10
I have abandoned or almost abandoned feature films,
Though it is an aesthetic sacrifice, - Becoming Cousteau 00:11
Though it is an aesthetic sacrifice,
But the general audience at that time didn't know who Jacques Cousteau was. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
But the general audience at that time didn't know who J...
As our assistants logged him, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
As our assistants logged him,
So, we had a lot of discussions about, how are we going to present him? - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
So, we had a lot of discussions about, how are we going to p...
Or is he a philosopher? Or an inventor? - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Or is he a philosopher? Or an inventor?
But in his close-ups, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
But in his close-ups,
Because his motto was, "il faut aller voir." - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
Because his motto was, "il faut aller voir."
The New York Times says The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
The New York Times says The Undersea World of Jacques Couste...
...through his underwater films, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
...through his underwater films,
...have not only popularized underwater science and discovery... - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
...have not only popularized underwater science and discover...