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Becoming Cousteau

We have penetrated a zone of death, a region where no living thingcan long survive

We have penetrated a zone of death, a region where no living thing
can long survive

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We have penetrated a zone of death,
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a region where no living thing can long survive.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:11
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.
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.
We had organized, what we called at the time, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
We had organized, what we called at the time,
And I went diving with a club, and she was there. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
And I went diving with a club, and she was there.
At that time, she had a brilliant career - Becoming Cousteau 00:10
At that time, she had a brilliant career
I think what Jacques wanted the most probably at that time - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
I think what Jacques wanted the most probably at that time
Not that he didn't have a family before, but because of the kind of life he had, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
Not that he didn't have a family before, but because of...