The Jacques Cousteau Odyssey

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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.

Documentary

Seasons

1. The Nile (1)

Air Date: 1979-12-09

Flowing 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.

2. The Nile (2)

Air Date: 1979-12-11

3. Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (1)

Air Date: 1980-06-25

4. Calypso’s Search for Atlantis (2)

Air Date: 1980-07-02

5. Time Bomb at Fifty Fathoms

Air Date:

6. Mediterranean: Cradle or Coffin?

Air Date: 1979-05-27

7. Calypso’s Search for the Britannic

Air Date: 1977-11-22

8. Diving for Roman Plunder

Air Date: 1978-03-14

9. Blind Prophets of Easter Island

Air Date: 1978-12-11

10. Clipperton: The Island Time Forgot

Air Date: 1981-02-25

11. Lost Relics of the Sea

Air Date: 1980-03-12

12. Warm-Blooded Sea: Mammals of the Deep

Air Date: 1982-03-17

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Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

1979-12-09

Episodes

12 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Theodore Strauss

Narrator

Production Companies

Films Jacques-Yves Cousteau

KCET