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Post by SeaRat on Dec 29, 2010 21:19:11 GMT -8
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Post by puff on Dec 30, 2010 3:39:09 GMT -8
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Post by sidm on Dec 31, 2010 10:22:28 GMT -8
This is great! Thanks, John and Puff. This movie predated Cousteau's Silent World (at least here in the US) by four years. I'm lucky enough to have the full size movie poster that is used for the cover of the DVD from Amazon. The Historical Diving Society's Journal of Diving History issue #58, has an article about Kurt Schaefer, who built Hass's housings, and If you check www.isdhf.com/virtualmuseum/cameras/virtualmuseumcameras.html, you will find information on one of Schaefer's housings that Hass used to film the movie. |
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Post by sidm on Dec 31, 2010 10:24:26 GMT -8
I stand corrected, the ISDHF website states it is unknown if Schaefer built this housing.
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Post by puff on Dec 31, 2010 11:26:01 GMT -8
Sidm you've absolutely right about Cousteau's film and I haven't realize it before you talk about! Cousteau & Dumas's movie have been present in 1954 here in France. I was sure it was the first long player movie about underwater world...
I hope to watch this one soon but it does not exist here in France so I have to order it on Amazon.com. John could you tell me if this movie is really interesting before?
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Post by sidm on Jan 11, 2011 18:52:44 GMT -8
My copy of this DVD arrived from Amazon yesterday. The video quality is very good for a 57+ year old movie. It is typical of documentaries from that era in their attitude toward the natural environment. It is, however, a good glimpse at pioneering underwater film making on a limited budget. Nothing is as elaborate as in Cousteau's Silent World, and the film is black and white rather than color. They were free diving or using rebreathers, and living on an old Arab dhow. In my opinion, it's well worth the price ($9.95 +postage).
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