World Without Sun
Sep 30 1964
•2h 33m
•Documentary
Fascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen and mostly filmed in deep-water seas from within a special designed batiscaff, by the Cousteau family of sea explorers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self (uncredited)
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