Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Lambert Wilson | ... | Jacques-Yves Cousteau | |
Pierre Niney | ... | Philippe Cousteau | |
Audrey Tautou | ... | Simone Cousteau | |
Laurent Lucas | ... | Philippe Tailliez | |
Benjamin Lavernhe | ... | Jean-Michel Cousteau | |
Vincent Heneine | ... | Albert 'Bébert' Falco | |
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Thibault de Montalembert | ... | Etienne Deshaies |
Roger Van Hool | ... | Daniel Cousteau dit Daddy | |
Chloe Hirschman | ... | Jan Cousteau | |
Adam Neill | ... | David Wolper | |
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Olivier Galfione | ... | Frédéric Dumas |
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Martin Loizillon | ... | Henri Plé |
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Ulysse Stein | ... | Philippe Cousteau (enfant) |
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Rafaël de Ferran | ... | Jean-Michel Cousteau (enfant) |
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Chloe Williams | ... | Eugénie Clark |
From 1949 to 1979, thirty years in the life of captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the famous researcher, scientist, inventor, filmmaker whose greatest achievement is to have made the general public more curious - and accordingly closer - to the sea. A genius, a leader of men and a charismatic opinion maker, Cousteau was not without defects, his being unfaithful to ever-supportive wife Simone for example or else his vainglory..., but let him who is without sin cast the first stone. The spectator leaves Cousteau in mid-1979 at the worst time of his life: his favorite son, Philippe, has just died in the crash of a plane he was piloting. The dashing conqueror of the sea has suddenly become a broken old man, tempted to discouragement but his eldest son Jean-Michel is by his side to help him overcome his grief and go on with his mission... Written by Guy Bellinger
Currently at the age of 57, it's fair to say that, hearing the name {Jacques Cousteau}, be it random conversation w others, catching it on the radio or perhaps, seeing him on a TV special or documentary, was as common an occurrence over the decades (before his death), as was waking up, to cartoons every Saturday morning (during that era).
For those unfamiliar w the name & legacy of Jacques Cousteau, this is an important & smart film, especially for those possessing a concentrated interest, in the historical perspective, of such a profound conservationist (so far ahead of his time).
Personal Disclosure: As an individual that does not adopt to the supposition, of anthropomorphic climate-change, it is important to note that, much of Cousteau's efforts, during the last (almost) two-decades of his explorations, were given, to legitimate environmental concerns. And, going forward, he invested his life's work, exposing & educating the world, on the ramifications of unchecked pollution, and subsequently, the needless and/or, haphazard slaughtering, of any species (to the point of extinction).
The Odyssey, did & will continue, to help generations to come, remember the life & legacy of such a special individual (and family).