The Living Sea (1995)
Overview
The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $87,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.53 |
Directed By
Greg MacGillivray
Crew
Greg MacGillivray
Greg MacGillivray
Sting
David Keighley
Thomas A. Walsh
Alec Lorimore
Stephen Judson
Greg MacGillivray
Ron Fricke
Robert Walker
Tim Cahill
Gay Browning
Brad Ohlund
John-Paul Beeghly
Myles Connolly
Bob Cranston
Brad Ohlund
Tim Drnec
Jack Tankard
Mark Thurlow
Roger Holzberg
Taj J. Teffaha
Scott Hering
Stephen Judson
Ken Teaney
Kathy Almon
Thomas A. Walsh
Steve Ford
Matthew Muller
Ron Bartlett
Mark Mangini
William Freesh
TOP CAST
Meryl Streep
Narrator (voice)
Judith Connor
Herself
Stephanie K. Martin
Herself
Marty Thomas
Himself
William Hamner
Himself
Jennifer Rock
Herself
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