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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781419806377
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1419806378
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Model: 69236
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 19, 2005
Running Time: 640 minutes
Sales Rank: 15442
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Amazon.com:
The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey includes all 12 episodes of the 1978 television series featuring the research adventures of Cousteau, a celebrated documentarian and public conscience of mankind's stewardship of our oceans. Alongside his son Philippe Cousteau, Jacques's adventures begin with an ambitious expedition (on Cousteau's famous Calypso ship and a seaplane called the Catalina) following the course of the Nile River from Central Africa to the Mediterranean, investigating the historic, cultural, and social impact the 4,000 mile waterway has had on numerous peoples and animals. In true Cousteau fashion, the two-part program also looks at the ways in which human changes and developing technology are having a profound, often negative effect on the Nile's ecosystem. Among the show's strangest and most haunting images is a series of eerie, dark columns spiraling up from the river's surface. A closer look reveals they are made up thousands of flies, easy pickings for hundreds of birds that come looking for a feast.
'Calypso's Search for Atlantis' is an equally unforgettable episode in which Cousteau lends his resources to the quest for answers to an ancient mystery: Was there really an Atlantis, or was it a folk legend or allegory passed along by Plato? Whatever the answer, Cousteau's team turns up some startling evidence of advanced stone formations lost beneath the sea off of islands near Crete. Underwater images of ancient sunken ships also in the area--a veritable graveyard of commercial transport spanning thousands of years--are spooky and fascinating. Also worth watching are 'Time Bomb at Fifty Fathoms,' about pollutants in the ocean; 'Search for the Brittanic,' a stirring piece about the mystery behind the enormous, British passenger ship sunk during World War I; the fantastic 'Blind Prophets of Easter Island'; and the weird 'Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot,' a sensational story of human isolation and abuse in a desolate place. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Great Videos!!
First off, Those who wrote reviews expecting to see HD or LCD quality in these videos, gimme a break please!! These are just how I remember watching them on TV every weekend when I was a kid. Juaques Cousteau is and will forever be the king of the oceans and seas. I loved watching these videos, took me back in time. I did NOT expect to see fully remastered picture quality....There's no such advertisement nor do they mislead anyone into thinking otherwise. So if you're a pampered baby and must have HD quality without whining then don't buy these videos, but if you can overlook that and have a lust for marine biology and oceanography then these are for you.
Rating: - I always loved the episodes that were narrated by Rod Serling
I always loved the episodes of "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" that were narrated by Rod Serling. And the music score at the beginning of each episode was great. These were great examples of how well a documentary could be done, even if you are not into the particular subject matter. The cinematography and the editing work was great too.
I love the "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" tv specials that were aired from 1968-1974, which are included in this DVD boxed set.
Rating:  - Nostalgic series with great locations, thoughts, music and heart.
Blue Planet is great. Planet earth with its military developed helicoper gyro cam and rock steady pictures from a mile away, is great. This series is somewhat grainy 16mm. Perhaps your measure of worth is high definition. Not me. The colors are fine. The locations are ancient and beautiful. The music (Elmer Bernstein at his best) is enchanting. The narration (with an American accent but thoughtful and flowing like poetry) is a relief. I look back at this series with Cousteau and company with their philosophical world view, smiles and joy in life very fondly. Seeing it again on DVD (I own the series) and I feel like I am exploring on board the Calypso. The view of the changing world from the damming of the Nile to rising sea levels was part of an arising awareness of the uncertainty of nature and the effect of industry that we forgot too much in the following decades of increasing wealth (will we be like Minoan Crete in 500 years?). If you need this to be more like Jaws the movie and get bored with things like view of a Greek Island then this series is not for you.
Rating: - A Wonderful And Real Adventure
Long before the effects of CGI animation comes this set. An honest look at sea exploration comes this effort. To be sure, some imaging is grainy coming from the available film stock. Some lighting is certainly not optimal. Some actions transcends current thinking and dealing with similar circumstances. But the subjec matter!!! The episode dealing with the "The Search For The Britannic" is telling. The human interaction with dealing with a survivor of this tragedy is both poignant and emotional. One really feels for this nurse, a crew member of that time who survived the sinking, of her feelings and triumphs of life afterwards! Her practicality, fullness of life, and humor is charming. Mr Cousteau's response to her is both wonderful and engaging. The exploration of the sunken ship, circumspective of the time reveals tidbits of information which best describe this mystery of time to most people of our age and is timeless. This documentary is not to be cast aside! Perhaps a good study for an optional high school studies course! If not, be sure to get this into your collection to pass on to your children and grandchildren! A true piece of human history and not to be missed!
Rating: - Great documentary series, but needs better restoration
I have always loved Jacques Cousteau's television series. I became a scuba diver because of the fascination he instilled in me as a child. I bought this series of his programs from the 1970s eagerly. These remain some of the best underwater documentaries ever produced. I just wish they would have given them the time and money they deserve to restore them to their original quality. The video quality here is poor and I have to think they could have done much better. Check out the Jacques Cousteau: Pacific Explorations set for a very nicely restored series. Still, I have to recommend this set to anyone who remembers the original series. These are great to watch as a family.
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