Le Monde du silence

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Le Monde du silence is a landmark 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle that explores underwater life and pioneered modern oceanographic filmmaking.

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Le Monde du silence canonical 2
Le Monde du silence (book) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
documentary film
academyAwardCategory Best Documentary Feature
academyAwardsCeremony 29th Academy Awards
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Palme d'Or
linked to: Palme d’Or
basedOn Le Monde du silence (book)
linked to: Le Monde du silence
basedOnAuthor Jacques-Yves Cousteau
CannesFestivalYear 1956
cinematographyPioneerOf modern oceanographic filmmaking
coDirector Jacques Cousteau
Louis Malle
countryOfOrigin France
crewDepicted crew of the Calypso
director Jacques Cousteau
Louis Malle
distribution Columbia Pictures
EnglishTitle The Silent World
era post-war French cinema
featuresVessel Calypso
festivalAwardedAt Cannes Film Festival
filmColorProcess Eastmancolor
filmFormat CinemaScope
genre documentary
nature documentary
underwater documentary
hasFilmingLocation Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
influenced later marine documentaries
underwater cinematography techniques
mainCharacter Jacques-Yves Cousteau
musicBy Yves Baudrier
narrator Jacques-Yves Cousteau
notableFor innovative underwater cinematography
use of Cousteau’s ship Calypso
originalLanguage French
producer Jacques-Yves Cousteau
productionCompany Les Films de l'Étoile
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1956
runningTimeMinutes 86
subject marine biology
oceanography
underwater life
title Le Monde du silence

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The Silent World originalTitle Le Monde du silence
Le Monde du silence title Le Monde du silence
Le Monde du silence basedOn Le Monde du silence (book)
linked to: Le Monde du silence