The Sea Around Us
Documentary
5.909/10
|US
|en
|62 min
Release Date: 1953-06-30
Overview - Irwin Allen explores the mysteries of the deep blue sea in this Technicolor documentary. Based on Rachel L. Carson's famous study, this Oscar winning project investigates everything under the sea, from sharks, whales and octopuses to microscopical creatures and their coexistence in this vast underwater world.
Production Companies
RKO Radio PicturesIrwin Allen Productions
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6/10
Not that Irwin Allen could ever have done this, but it’s quite fascinating to watch this in the context of the currently circulating “Ocean” documentary from Sir David Attenborough looking at just how mankind has profoundly affected the pristine waters that are so clearly and colourfully illustrated in this feature. According to the commentary, mankind only obtained 3% of it’s total food from the ...
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