
Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and Film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias....The Great White Shark. The Expedition took over nine months and traveled from Durban, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean and finally to South Australia.... (Full plot summary below)
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Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and Film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias....The Great White Shark. The Expedition took over nine months and traveled from Durban, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean and finally to South Australia.
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| User ReviewGeorge FFantastic footage of a bygone era. Never will the oceans team with Oceanic White Tips due to shark finning. The Great White footage is spectacular and raw, something no studio film could possibly replicate. Peter Gimbel is a gentleman / scholar / adventurer, an archetype that no longer exists in our society. He was the first man to dive the wreck of the Andrea Doria, just two days after she sank in July of 1956. He did it on compressed air, using a double hose regulator and little else. No BCD, no Tri-Mix, no recompression chamber aboard his vessel. Just curiosity and guts. This flick is a must see for those who love the ocean, and the human spirit. |
| User ReviewJeff DYou may recognize some of the footage from this movie, they used it in Jaws. |
| User ReviewTanner BBlue Water, White Death (1971) C-99m. ??? 1/2 D: Peter Gimbel, James Lipscomb. Fascinating documentary on one of the sea's most dangerous creatures, the Great White shark; terrifying underwater footage in vivid, underrated movie. Also interesting to note this was the first "shark movie", even before Steven Spielberg's JAWS in 1975. |
| User ReviewThomas KFour years before Jaws was released we had this wonderful documentary. It's almost impossible to see nowadays but if you can get ahold of it it's highly recommended. Good stuff! |
| User ReviewJoe BThis is one of the great documentaries of all time; it really gives you the feeling of what it's like to be on an extended sea expedition. Amazing Great White footage, but I could have done without the graphic whale harpooning images - it's nice to know how far we've come in that regard in the last 40 years. |
| User ReviewAmy MPioneers in shark research this quasi-doco-Steve Zissou film is an insight into 70s mindsets and aesthetics. The last 10 minutes really is worth waiting for. I envy their pioneering aquatic work captured on film, unfortunately not their musical shipmate nor their 70s ethics. |