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UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU, THE: SHARKS {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The premiere of this irregularly scheduled documentary series that follows the underwater explorations of Jacques Cousteau and the crew of the Calypso. Narrated by Rod Serling and Cousteau, this program follows the Calypso crew as they depart from Monaco Harbor en route to the Red Sea and as they tag sharks in order to trace their migration patterns. The researchers perform a battery of tests on the sharks involving narcotics, pressure tolerance, and shark repellents, and observe and film the sharks at night.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: January 8, 1968 7:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:25
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T78:0668
- GENRE: Science/Nature
- SUBJECT HEADING: Marine biology; Sharks; Underwater exploration
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1968-1976
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alan Landsburg … Executive Producer
- Jacques Cousteau … Executive Producer, Narrator
- Philippe Cousteau … Producer, Director
- Jack Kaufman … Producer, Director
- Thomas Fuchs … Associate Producer
- Richard Shoppelry … Writer
- Walter Scharf … Music by
- Rod Serling … Narrator