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I commit Calypso to the perilous Drake Passage
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Becoming Cousteau

I commit Calypsoto the perilous Drake Passage that lies betweenthe extreme tip of South...

I commit Calypso
to the perilous Drake Passage that lies between
the extreme tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula

Full Transcript

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I commit Calypso to the perilous Drake Passage
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that lies between the extreme tip of South America
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and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:59
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 at the approach of these polar waters, we feel alien. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
But at the approach of these polar waters, we feel alien.
The red algae gives us a waving, inviting welcome. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
The red algae gives us a waving, inviting welcome.
Along the cliff, down to one hundred feet, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Along the cliff, down to one hundred feet,
I am eager to take down the diving saucer, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
I am eager to take down the diving saucer,
Dull, cracking sounds are warnings - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Dull, cracking sounds are warnings
It is a giant crystal, melting under my eyes. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
It is a giant crystal, melting under my eyes.
I'm not one of these people who have to have a thrill. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
I'm not one of these people who have to have a thrill.
But you too, I think we, we all in the family, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
But you too, I think we, we all in the family,
Philippe had this idea to make a film in North African countries, - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
Philippe had this idea to make a film in North African count...
A poorly latched hatch on the nose of the plane - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
A poorly latched hatch on the nose of the plane
And I share that joy with you, with tears in my eyes - Becoming Cousteau 00:10
And I share that joy with you, with tears in my eyes
After Philippe died, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
After Philippe died,
And, as time went by, - Becoming Cousteau 00:09
And, as time went by,
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