Born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac in 1910 and dying in Paris in 1997, Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a naval officer who co-invented the Aqua-Lung and became the world's most famous ocean explorer. His documentary The Silent World (Le Monde du silence, 1956), co-directed with Louis Malle, was the first underwater film shot in colour on a large scale and won the Palme d'Or and an Oscar. World Without Sun (1964) won a second Oscar. His ship Calypso became famous through his television series.
Filmography
- The Silent World (1956)
- World Without Sun (1964)