"Actor: Jacques Cousteau"

• Becoming Cousteau | DVD | (28/02/2022) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BAFTA NOMINEE 2022 BECOMING COUSTEAU examines the epic life of Jacques Yves Cousteau, the ocean explorer who spanned the globe with a misfit crew of divers and filmmakers, under the lifelong creed, Il faut aller voir -- We must go and see for ourselves. The Frenchman who first sounded the alarm to save the oceans was born with a dream to fly, but a car accident grounded his aviation career, and he found rehabilitation and inspiration through free-diving in the South of France. His desire to go deeper and further led him to inventions that would forever change the way we see and know the undersea world, co-inventing the aqualung and revolutionizing underwater cinematography. At the start, a burgeoning oil industry backed his explorations paving the way for ocean exploitation. Then, the television industry made him an international star. His trailblazing underwater cinematography and high sea adventures aboard the Calypso introduced generations around the world to the wonders of the seas, but when Cousteau started to see with his own eyes the destruction and degradation of the oceans, he sounded the alarm. But was it too late?

• Becoming Cousteau | Blu Ray | (28/02/2022) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BECOMING COUSTEAU examines the epic life of Jacques Yves Cousteau, the ocean explorer who spanned the globe with a misfit crew of divers and filmmakers, under the lifelong creed, Il faut aller voir -- We must go and see for ourselves. The Frenchman who first sounded the alarm to save the oceans was born with a dream to fly, but a car accident grounded his aviation career, and he found rehabilitation and inspiration through free-diving in the South of France. His desire to go deeper and further led him to inventions that would forever change the way we see and know the undersea world, co-inventing the aqualung and revolutionizing underwater cinematography. At the start, a burgeoning oil industry backed his explorations paving the way for ocean exploitation. Then, the television industry made him an international star. His trailblazing underwater cinematography and high sea adventures aboard the Calypso introduced generations around the world to the wonders of the seas, but when Cousteau started to see with his own eyes the destruction and degradation of the oceans, he sounded the alarm. But was it too late?

• Jacques Cousteau Rediscover the World - Sharks, Dolphins and Whales | DVD | (10/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau changed the way we look at our world and here he explores more of the fascinating aspects of our planet. Cousteau and his team look at some of the most fragile ecosystems of the earth and suggest ways to protect it. On this 3 Disc Box Set their journies take them to the Phillipines The Mekong Africa and China. Cousteau's final film completed in 1997 which is dedicated to his memory saw the team exploring the marvels of Lake Baikal high up in Siberia. Also taking an in depth look at the largest of predatory fish in the sea; The Great White Sharks as well as the hidden lives of Dolphins and Whales. Storming fossil coral reefs Cousteau and his team set out on fantastic adventures enlightening us on some of the worlds natural wonders.

• Jacques Cousteau - Voyage to the Edge of the World | DVD | (23/05/2011) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Witness the birth of a new kind of documentary, as legendary diver, conservationist and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau takes you deep beneath the waves to explore a wealth of life that waspreviously hidden from view. As much of the technology for shooting film underwater was developed by Cousteau’s team, this was the first time such amazing sights could be captured on film. The result, a Technicolor 1950s masterpiece, succeeds both in revealing an untouched world of beauty, life and drama, as well asevoking a sense of adventure, freedom and boundless possibility. A window into the world beneath the sea as well as the colourfuland nostalgic world of the 1950s, The Silent World was the start of an entire movement, and is now available on DVD as a vital partof any collection.

• Jacques Cousteau - The Nile | DVD | (09/04/2007) from £6.94   |  Saving you £3.05 (30.50%)   |  RRP £9.99

  For more than fifty years Jacques Cousteau explored the earth and its water system. Since 1943 when he and Emile Gagnan developed the first regulated compressed-air breathing device for deep sea diving (the Aqualung) until his death in 1997 Captain Cousteau was a leading spokesman for the protection of the underwater world and the global environment. Born in France in 1910 Cousteau served in the French navy from 1930 until 1957 before resigning to become director of the Muse Ocanographique of Monaco a post which he held until 1988. This episode follows the crew on a breathtaking trip down earth's longest river and reveals its fabled past and complex challenging present.

• Jacques Cousteau - Voyage to the Edge of the World | Blu Ray | (23/05/2011) from £12.13   |  Saving you £2.86 (19.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Witness the birth of a new kind of documentary, as legendary diver, conservationist and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau takes you deep beneath the waves to explore a wealth of life that was previously hidden from view. As much of the technology for shooting film underwater was developed by Cousteau’s team, this was the first time such amazing sights could be captured on film. The result, a Technicolor 1950s masterpiece, succeeds both in revealing an untouched world of beauty, life and drama, as well asevoking a sense of adventure, freedom and boundless possibility. A window into the world beneath the sea as well as the colourfuland nostalgic world of the 1950s, The Silent World was the start of an entire movement, and is now available on DVD as a vital partof any collection.

• Jacques Cousteau Collection, Australia, Indonesia And The Danube - Rediscover The World | DVD | (06/08/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Cousteau team look at some of the fragile ecosystems of our planet and suggest ways to protect it. Their journeys took place in Indonesia Australia and the Danube in Europe.This three DVD collection features episodes which are also included in the box set the Ultimate Jacques Cousteau.

• National Geographic - Secrets of the Mediterranean - Costeau's Lost World | DVD | (16/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  For more than half a century, famed explorer Jacques Cousteau filmed throughout the Mediterranean, offering the world a first glimpse into the mysterious realm under the sea. Now, his youngest son retraces his father's footsteps with renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala, comparing the Mediterranean today with imagery first captured by his father all those years ago. Consteau was concerned that pollution and overfishing would end up destroying the fragile sea. Now, the next generation of exploerers will discover if we have been able to save the Mediterranean, or if Cousteau's warning came too late.

• Jacques Cousteau - New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba And Cape Horn | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Jacques Cousteau is back in this 3 Disc Box Set! Cousteau and his team journey to New Zealand Tahiti Haiti Cuba and Cape Horn. They also visit the South Pacific The Marquesas Islands and The Channel Islands; discovering Grey Whales carnivorous sea-otters and angel sharks the team on board the Alcyone realise rare animals thought almost to be extinct are beginning to re-appear. The Cousteau team on board the Calypso travel around the New Zealand coastline. Battling sub-antartic temperatures and sub-tropical climates the Calypso divers and land team encounter the many wonders of New Zealand including Elephant fish families of Sea-lions and beautiful Deer. Cousteau takes an in depth look at the Fire Waters of Tahiti once a beautiful South Pacific paradise now prey to tourism technology and most frightening of all... the nuclear weapon. Also see the danger that the Calypso and the Alcyone have to face when sailing the waters of Cape Horn. Widely thought to be the most dangerous ocean sea passage in the world the team film huge glaciers giant crabs large albatrosses and tiny penguins. The Alcyone herself nearly joins the victims of The Horn when she strikes a hidden rock!

• National Geographic - 30 Years Of National Geographic Specials | DVD | (20/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  For three decades National Geographic has produced documentaries of exploration and discovery. Now you can witness the story behind the quest for this knowledge and the adventures that went with it.