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Becoming Cousteau

It was like electricityin the air, a mix of excitement and fear,with all the journalists...

It was like electricity
in the air, a mix of excitement and fear,
with all the journalists taking pictures

Full Transcript

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It was like electricity in the air,
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a mix of excitement and fear, with all the journalists taking pictures.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:25
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.
Cousteau was going to make the Aqualung famous. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
Cousteau was going to make the Aqualung famous.
And they were going to try to break a record. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And they were going to try to break a record.
The first person to go down, Maurice Fargues, died that day. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
The first person to go down, Maurice Fargues, died that day.
"Fargues is the first of my team that I see disappear. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
"Fargues is the first of my team that I see disappear.
"If it is not asking too much of these men - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"If it is not asking too much of these men
After the death of Fargues, it was no longer the "Three Musketeers". - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
After the death of Fargues, it was no longer the "Three...
My grandfather just knew it had to be different for him. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
My grandfather just knew it had to be different for him.
He said, "His death must not be in vain. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
He said, "His death must not be in vain.
"It is up to us to learn from it, and the lessons it contains". - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"It is up to us to learn from it, and the lessons it co...
And he was one of the first to realize how precious the reef is... - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
And he was one of the first to realize how precious the reef...
And he told Cousteau they have a role to play to protect it. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
And he told Cousteau they have a role to play to protect it.
But at the time, Cousteau had another agenda. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
But at the time, Cousteau had another agenda.
Calypso was basically a minesweeper, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Calypso was basically a minesweeper,
And I acquired her for very little money, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
And I acquired her for very little money,
And she has gone practically everywhere around the world with me. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And she has gone practically everywhere around the world wit...
We are at sea, at long last, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
We are at sea, at long last,
We have started with a full-scale expedition - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
We have started with a full-scale expedition
Since we left, bad weather has never stopped. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
Since we left, bad weather has never stopped.
It is raining, it is cold, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
It is raining, it is cold,
We are thrown from one side to another, 24 hours a day. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
We are thrown from one side to another, 24 hours a day.