Danger under the sea

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Movie
Original title Danger under the sea
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1951
Rod
Director Jacques-Yves Cousteau
script Allan Kitchel Jr.
production Thomas Mead
for Universal Pictures
camera Jacques-Yves Cousteau
cut Ed Bartsch
occupation

Danger Under the Sea is an American documentary short film directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1951. The film was nominated for an Oscar .

content

The film shows seaworthy men who, equipped with aqua tongs, special pliers and of course diving equipment, get to grips with sunken ships or their wrecks at a depth of more than 200 meters and get to see a lot. Of course, there are also sea creatures, such as fish and other animals, in the game, which suddenly jump out of open hatches and are watched with admiration by the divers. It explains how dangerous divers work on shipwrecks at such great depths can be.

Production, publication

The film, produced by Universal Pictures , was first shown in the United States on September 25, 1951.

Award

Thomas Mead was nominated for an Oscar at the 1952 Academy Awards for the film he produced in the category “Best Short Film” (two film roles) , but had to give way to Walt Disney and his film Earth, the Great Unknown (Nature's Half Acre) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volume 5, Parts 7-11 A, Number 1 Works of Art Reproductions of Works of Art Scientific and Technical Drawings Photographic Works Prints and Pictorial Illustrations, January-June 1951 , Copyright Office The Library of Congress , Washington 25, DC, p. 86 (English)
  2. ↑ The 24th Academy Awards | 1952 at oscars.org (English)