The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

1979 · Documentary · 1 Season · 12 Episodes · 8.4

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.

Episodes

E11. The Nile (1)1979-12-09Flowing 4,000 miles from Central Africa to the Mediterranean, the Nile River has long exerted a mystical influence on man's imagination - and the dreams of explorers such as Jacques and Philippe Cousteau. In this breathtaking journey, the Cousteaus embark on a daring 10-month expedition along the entire course of the world's largest river, capturing on film the Nile's astonishing natural beauties, menacing dangers, primitive cultures and animal sanctuaries.E22. The Nile (2)1979-12-11 E33. Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (1)1980-06-25 E44. Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (2)1980-07-02 E55. Time Bomb at Fifty Fathoms E66. Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin?1979-05-27 E77. Calypso’s Search for the Britannic1977-11-22 E88. Diving for Roman Plunder1978-03-14 E99. Blind Prophets of Easter Island1978-12-11 E1010. Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot1981-02-25 E1111. Lost Relics of the Sea1980-03-12 E1212. Warm-Blooded Sea: Mammals of the Deep1982-03-17

Cast

Theodore Strauss