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30/06/1953 Documentary 1h 2m
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A Thrilling World of Wonders You've Never Seen Before!

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.

  1. Irwin Allen

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Don Forbes

    Commentator (voice)

  2. Theodore von Eltz

    Commentator (voice) (as Theodor Von Eltz)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-09
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 sea at the start of the 1950s, and what we see clearly here is that the natural resources at least had some degree of a fighting chance against fishing fleets or industrial harvesters of miner...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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