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The Big Blue (1988) [PG-13]

Release Date:
May 10, 1988

Original Title:
Le Grand Bleu

Alternate Titles:
Aperanto galazio
Böyük Mavi
Den stora blåa
Det stora blå
Det store blå
Dərinlik Sərxoşluğu
Imensidão Azul
Le grand bleu, version longue
The Big Blue
Veliko plavetnilo
Žydroji bedugnė
大蓝
碧海情
그랑 블루

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Gaumont

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BR: 16|12  CH: 12  DE: 12  DK: 11  FI: K-16  FR: TP  GB: 15  HU: 12  KR: 12|15  NL: 6  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 168

Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep

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Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

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Casting:
Nathalie Chéron
Lissa Pillu
Celestia Fox
Pat Orseth

Co-Producer:
Luc Besson

Costume Design:
Mimi Lempicka
Magali Guidasci

Director:
Luc Besson

Director of Photography:
Carlo Varini

Editor:
Olivier Mauffroy

Foley Editor:
Alain Lévy

Makeup Artist:
Geneviève Peyralade

Original Music Composer:
Éric Serra

Producer:
Patrice Ledoux

Production Design:
Dan Weil

Screenplay:
Luc Besson
Marilyn Goldin
Robert Garland
Marc Perrier
Jacques Mayol

Set Decoration:
Patrick Barthelemy

Sound:
Jacques Lévy
Jérôme Lévy

Sound Designer:
Pierre Befve

Sound Mixer:
François Groult

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gérard Lamps

Story:
Luc Besson

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