Film

Cries from the Deep

10.019811h 36mDocumentary

Director: Jacques Gagné
Year: 1981

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.

Top cast

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Self

Directed by

Jacques Gagné

Written by

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Produced by

Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Jacques Bobet