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Back in the '50s, there was so much marine life
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Playing with Sharks

Back in the '50s,there was so much marine life, you learnt how to hunt. How to stalk a...

Back in the '50s,
there was so much marine life, you learnt how to hunt. How to stalk a fish
while holding your breath. (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) The first shark I saw... was a grey nurse

Full Transcript

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Back in the '50s, there was so much marine life,
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you learnt how to hunt.
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How to stalk a fish while holding your breath.
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(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
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The first shark I saw...
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was a grey nurse.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:54
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
National Geographic,WildBear Entertainment,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor, who has dedicated her life to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of sharks.
I was just terrified, expecting to be attacked at any minute. - Playing with Sharks 00:07
I was just terrified, expecting to be attacked at any minute...
We got out and we were all right. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
We got out and we were all right.
WENDY: No one wants to be bitten by a monster. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
WENDY: No one wants to be bitten by a monster.
MALE REPORTER 2: Outside the harbor, sharks are caught every day - Playing with Sharks 00:16
MALE REPORTER 2: Outside the harbor, sharks are caught every...
VALERIE: Spearfishing was nerve-racking, but every single step - Playing with Sharks 00:14
VALERIE: Spearfishing was nerve-racking, but every single st...
I eventually joined a club. It was very exciting. - Playing with Sharks 00:26
I eventually joined a club. It was very exciting.
WENDY: In the '50s, diving was a completely male culture. - Playing with Sharks 00:29
WENDY: In the '50s, diving was a completely male cultur...
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) - Playing with Sharks 00:11
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
Because they were the only ones who were out, involved in these things. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
Because they were the only ones who were out, involved in th...
MALE REPORTER 3: Valerie is responsible for the boy's safety. - Playing with Sharks 00:07
MALE REPORTER 3: Valerie is responsible for the boy's s...
This dangerous shark is the largest ever killed - Playing with Sharks 00:06
This dangerous shark is the largest ever killed
I wish I hadn't. - Playing with Sharks 00:09
I wish I hadn't.
Killed a lot of fish. - Playing with Sharks 00:31
Killed a lot of fish.
I wanted to have my own special life. - Playing with Sharks 00:18
I wanted to have my own special life.
(BABY CRYING) - Playing with Sharks 00:10
(BABY CRYING)
They started sending me books. - Playing with Sharks 00:11
They started sending me books.
I just loved those books, I read them over and over. - Playing with Sharks 00:11
I just loved those books, I read them over and over.
I'd made up my mind I was going home. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
I'd made up my mind I was going home.
They said I couldn't and I did it. - Playing with Sharks 00:10
They said I couldn't and I did it.
VALERIE: I'm grateful that it didn't paralyze me for life. - Playing with Sharks 00:19
VALERIE: I'm grateful that it didn't paralyze me f...