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For this extraordinary and immersive documentary, Garbus poured through 550 hours of archival material and never before seen footage to let Cousteau’s films, words and recollections tell his own story. BECOMING COUSTEAU shines a spotlight on the man many of us grew up worshipping yet knew very little about. After prospecting for oil companies to support his globe-trotting adventuring, he had a late-in-life awakening and became the first great advocate for ocean preservation. Cousteau led a somewhat fractured family life, checkered with great loss, but he remained true to his one great love — the sea.
Over 100 hours of audio journal entries, interviews and observations from collaborators and crew members add to this inside look at Cousteau. The documentary also chronicles his first wife and collaborator Simone Melchior (known aboard the Calypso as “The Shepherdess”), his family experiences, his second wife Francine Triplet, the creation of The Cousteau Society and the crucial work they do, and his evolution into one of the most important environmental voices of the 20th century, whose words and images are more vital today than ever.
Original Release
10/22/2021
US Release
10/22/2021
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vincent Cassel | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
Carol Burnett | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Louis Malle | Self / Self (archive footage) |
George Bush | Self |
Jacques-Yves Cousteau | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Fidel Castro | Self |
Deborah Norville | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Pablo Picasso | Self |
David L. Wolper | Self |
Philippe Cousteau | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vincent Cassel | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) |
Carol Burnett | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Louis Malle | Self / Self (archive footage) |
George Bush | Self |
Jacques-Yves Cousteau | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Fidel Castro | Self |
Deborah Norville | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Pablo Picasso | Self |
David L. Wolper | Self |
Philippe Cousteau | Self |
Jean-Michel Cousteau | Self |
Simone Cousteau | Self |
Albert Falco | Self |
Jacques Renoir | Self |
François Sarano | Self |
Thomas Tailliez | Self |
John Soh | Self |
Yves Omer | Self |
Frédéric Dumas | Self |
Yves Paccalet | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carolyn Bernstein | Executive Producer |
Julie Gaither | Executive Producer |
Ryan Harrington | Executive Producer |
Liz Garbus | Producer |
Callie Barlow | Producer |
Briana Bierman | Producer |
Mridu Chandra | Producer |
Dan Cogan | Producer |
Diane Cousteau | Producer |
Pierre-Yves Cousteau | Producer |
Evan Hayes | Producer |
Elyse Hughes | Producer |