Acting

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Born June 11, 1910 · Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France

Died June 25, 1997 · aged 87

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, AC (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, inventor, filmmaker, photographer, innovator, conservationist, author, and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, ("SCUBA"), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in p…

Known For

The Silent World

The Silent World · 1956

The Silent World

MovieDocumentaryAdventure

Join renowned explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau as he investigates aquatic habitats worldwide, showcasing whales, sharks, and diverse marine life. The film highlights the brutal realities of nature while capturing the wonder of underwater exploration, as the team ventures into previously unseen ocean depths.

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia · 1997

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

MovieDocumentary

Voyage to the Edge of the World

Voyage to the Edge of the World · 1976

Voyage to the Edge of the World

MovieDocumentary

On his ship "Calypso," as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South America and travel to Antarctica. They explore islands, reefs, icebergs, fossils, active volcanic craters, and creatures of the ocean never before seen. This voyage took place in 1975, and Captain Cousteau became one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the waters of the frozen South Pole.

Verne on Vacation

Verne on Vacation · 2011

Verne on Vacation

MovieAnimationFamily

TV pilot from Cartoon Network's Europe division. Kid lives on a farm with his grandparents, a robot pig, and a magic guy.

Station 307

Station 307 · 1955

MovieDocumentary

A documentary account of a research expedition to the Persian Gulf, following a BP-sponsored underwater survey near Bahrain in search of oil. Featuring Jacques Cousteau and the research vessel Calypso, the film captures early scientific diving and marine exploration at the intersection of industrial ambition and oceanographic discovery.

The Golden Fish

The Golden Fish · 1959

The Golden Fish

A silent, lyrical short in which a boy’s newly won goldfish is threatened by the family cat, and saved through a quiet act of animal solidarity.

Cries from the Deep

Cries from the Deep · 1981

Cries from the Deep

MovieDocumentary

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.

World Without Sun

World Without Sun · 1964

World Without Sun

MovieDocumentary

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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The Silent World

The Silent World · 1956

The Silent World

MovieDocumentaryAdventure

Join renowned explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau as he investigates aquatic habitats worldwide, showcasing whales, sharks, and diverse marine life. The film highlights the brutal realities of nature while capturing the wonder of underwater exploration, as the team ventures into previously unseen ocean depths.

Director

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia · 1997

Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia

MovieDocumentary

Director

Voyage to the Edge of the World

Voyage to the Edge of the World · 1976

Voyage to the Edge of the World

MovieDocumentary

On his ship "Calypso," as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South America and travel to Antarctica. They explore islands, reefs, icebergs, fossils, active volcanic craters, and creatures of the ocean never before seen. This voyage took place in 1975, and Captain Cousteau became one of the first explorers ever to dive beneath the waters of the frozen South Pole.

Director

Verne on Vacation

Verne on Vacation · 2011

Verne on Vacation

MovieAnimationFamily

TV pilot from Cartoon Network's Europe division. Kid lives on a farm with his grandparents, a robot pig, and a magic guy.

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Station 307

Station 307 · 1955

MovieDocumentary

A documentary account of a research expedition to the Persian Gulf, following a BP-sponsored underwater survey near Bahrain in search of oil. Featuring Jacques Cousteau and the research vessel Calypso, the film captures early scientific diving and marine exploration at the intersection of industrial ambition and oceanographic discovery.

Producer

The Golden Fish

The Golden Fish · 1959

The Golden Fish

A silent, lyrical short in which a boy’s newly won goldfish is threatened by the family cat, and saved through a quiet act of animal solidarity.

Producer

Cries from the Deep

Cries from the Deep · 1981

Cries from the Deep

MovieDocumentary

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.

Writer

World Without Sun

World Without Sun · 1964

World Without Sun

MovieDocumentary

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.

Director

Calypso's Search for the Britannic

Calypso's Search for the Britannic · 1977

Calypso's Search for the Britannic

MovieDocumentary

For 70 years, the sudden sinking of the mighty British ship Britannic - larger than the sister ship Titanic - has been shrouded in mystery. Jacques Cousteau reveals the full story of November 21, 1916 when, on her sixth journey as a hospital ship, Britannic exploded and sank into the Aegean Sea.

Executive Producer

The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude

The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude · 1980

The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude

MovieDocumentary

Director

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea · 1982

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

MovieDocumentary

In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the Calypso. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and an underwater chase with caribou.

Director

The Sunken Galley

The Sunken Galley · 1957

The Sunken Galley

MovieDocumentary

Off the coast of Marseille, near a rocky cliff, a Greek ship was discovered at a depth of forty meters in Mediterranean waters, loaded with amphorae and other pottery. The cargo has been lying on that sandy stretch of seabed for more than two thousand years. The documentary follows the dives of divers who recover cups, vases, plates and jars still full of wine. We are also witnessing new recovery systems, with the use of compressed air.

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)

The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1) · 1978

The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)

MovieDocumentary

The myth of Atlantis has only one source: Plato. He described, some 2,500 years ago, a country overflowing with wealth, located beyond the Pillars of Hercules, whose capital would have been destroyed by an earthquake, then engulfed in the depths of the sea. Following a miraculous aerial photo, Commander Cousteau finds himself on the trail of the lost civilization of the legend of Atlantis. Near the island of Dia, the team makes an extraordinary discovery…

Director

Diving Logs

Diving Logs · 1948

Diving logs of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Documentary Maritime Resources of Mahdia, Tunisia. Selected for Canes International Film 1949 and 1951.

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin

The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin · 1974

The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin

MovieDocumentary

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan · 1975

The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan

MovieDocumentary

Producer

Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks · 1946

MovieDocumentary

The first film created using the “Cousteau-Gagnan” – an autonomous diving suit – enabling the first underwater sequences in the Mediterranean at nearly 62m depth.

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle

The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle · 1984

The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle

MovieDocumentary

Director

At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

At a Depth of Eighteen Meters · 1943

At a Depth of Eighteen Meters

MovieDocumentary

Jacques Cousteau's 1942 plunge into the Mediterranean sea

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)

The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1) · 1995

The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)

MovieDocumentary

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice

The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice · 1974

The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice

MovieDocumentary

Director

La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan

La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan

La Collection Cousteau N° 1 | Le Grand Requin Blanc | Les Requins Dormeurs Du Yucatan

MovieDocumentary

Producer

Danger Under the Sea

Danger Under the Sea · 1951

Danger Under the Sea

MovieDocumentary

Danger Under the Sea is a 1951 short documentary directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau: The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

Director

The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo

The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo · 1973

The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo

MovieDocumentary

Director

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau · 1968

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

SeriesDocumentary

The intrepid undersea explorer and author circles the globe on his floating laboratory, Calypso, in this occasional series. A pioneer in marine study, the red-capped Frenchman introduced generations of landlubbers to the creatures and mysteries of the sea.

Executive Producer

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey · 1979

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

SeriesDocumentary

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey includes all 12 episodes of the 1978 television series featuring the research adventures of Cousteau, a celebrated documentarian and public conscience of mankind's stewardship of our oceans. Alongside his son Philippe Cousteau, Jacques's adventures begin with an ambitious expedition (on Cousteau's famous Calypso ship and a seaplane called the Catalina) following the course of the Nile River from Central Africa to the Mediterranean.

Producer