The Silent World is a 1956 French documentary directed by the oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and, in an early credit, Louis Malle, filmed aboard Cousteau's research vessel Calypso and shot largely underwater using diving and camera equipment Cousteau had helped develop. It was among the first films to bring extensive color underwater cinematography to a general audience, documenting marine life, coral reefs and shipwrecks with a directness moviegoers had rarely seen. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and it is credited with helping popularize scuba diving and ocean conservation as subjects for a mass audience.
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What is The Silent World called in French and who is credited as its directors?
In French it is Le Monde du silence, directed by Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
The Silent World is known in French as Le Monde du silence. It was a 1956 French feature in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, and both Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau are credited as directors.
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The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.
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is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.
The Silent World, Description, original language
The Silent World is a 1956 French documentary directed by the oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and, in an early credit, Louis Malle, filmed aboard Cousteau's research vessel Calypso and shot largely underwater using diving and camera equipment Cousteau had helped develop.
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The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.
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The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Wikidata P166: Palme d'Or
Wikidata P166 (award received): Palme d'Or.
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