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The Living Sea (1995) -- US Home Video Trailer from Macgillivray Freeman Films
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Overview

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Director:

Greg MacGillivray

Writers (WGA):

Roger Holzberg (written by) and
Tim Cahill (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

February 1995 (USA) more

Plot:

A survey of the world's oceans, emphasizing the fact that it's a single interconnected ocean, and the dependence of all life on the ocean... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. more

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Meryl Streep ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dr. Judith Connor ... Herself (Monterey)
Dr. William Hamner ... Himself (Palau)
Rainos M. Hayes ... Himself (Hawaii)
Steven K. Katona ... Himself (Maine)
Richard Marsh ... Himself (Hawaii)
Laura Martin ... Herself (Palau researcher)
Stephanie K. Martin ... Herself (Maine)
James A.R. McFarlane ... Himself (Monterey)
Bruce Robison ... Himself (deep ocean research, Monterey) (as Dr. Bruce H. Robison)
Jennifer Rock ... Herself (Maine)
Marty Thomas ... Himself (Hawaii)
Francis Toribiong ... Himself (Palau native)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

40 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Sonics

Certification:

Norway:7

Filming Locations:

Bar Harbor, Maine, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Was included on a bonus HD Video disc with select Intel Motherboards sold in 2008. more


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Wants to show too much, 23 March 2006
6/10
Author: rbverhoef (rbverhoef@hotmail.com) from The Hague, Netherlands

As a documentary 'The Living Sea' is sort of a mess, throwing as much in forty minutes as it can, but it contains images of rare beauty, some useful information and a great soundtrack.

Narrated by Meryl Streep we learn some things about the sea under the surface and about the sea above the surface. Although these things both have their influence on each other the film rushes so much we never really learn why. We see some jelly fish, some surfers, some whales, the islands of Hawaii, the islands of Palau with its own narrator, a research center in Maine, some other creatures, a rescue boat.

Yes, I have to admit that every small episode is entertaining or at least beautiful to look at, but from a documentary, even a forty minute IMAX production, you expect a little bit more. The soundtrack from Sting is a nice bonus that makes 'The Living Sea' both easy on the eyes as on the ears.

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