Becoming Cousteau
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“The extraordinary life of the ocean's great protector.”
Adventurer, filmmaker, inventor, author, unlikely celebrity and conservationist: For over four decades, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his explorations under the ocean became synonymous with a love of science and the natural world. As he learned to protect the environment, he brought the whole world with him, sounding alarms more than 50 years ago about the warming seas and our planet’s vulnerability. In BECOMING COUSTEAU, from National Geographic Documentary Films, two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus takes an inside look at Cousteau and his life, his iconic films and inventions, and the experiences that made him the 20th century’s most unique and renowned environmental voice — and the man who inspired generations to protect the Earth.
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Cast
16 people
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
Philippe Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
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Francine Cousteau
Self (voice) (archive audio)
Pierre-Yves Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
Diane Cousteau
Self (archive footage)
Albert Falco
Self (archive footage)
Louis Malle
Self (archive footage)
Known for
La Vie de Bohème
David L. Wolper
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Also in
Television
John Soh
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Carol Burnett
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Horton Hears a Who!
Annie
Deborah Norville
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Liz Garbus Director · Mark Monroe Writer Pax Wassermann Writer
Worldwide gross $244K · United States release October 22, 2021 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$244,223
Production
National Geographic
Production
The Cousteau Society
Production
Story Syndicate
Production
Ace Content
Production
Diamond Docs
Production
National Geographic Documentary Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2021
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · October 22, 2021
Limited theatrical
United States · November 24, 2021
Digital
Argentina
November 24, 2021 · Digital
Brazil
November 24, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Canada
September 9, 2021 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
November 24, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
November 24, 2021 · Digital
Italy
October 17, 2021 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Netherlands
November 18, 2021 · Premiere · International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
November 24, 2021 · Digital
Poland
May 18, 2022 · Premiere · Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Portugal
October 21, 2021 · Premiere · Doclisboa International Film Festival
Romania
October 22, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
November 24, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
November 24, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
November 24, 2021 · Digital
Sweden
November 5, 2021 · Theatrical
November 24, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 11, 2021 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 12, 2021 · Theatrical
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