Calypso's Search for the Britannic (1977)
Overview
For 70 years, the sudden sinking of the mighty British ship Britannic - larger than the sister ship Titanic - has been shrouded in mystery. Jacques Cousteau reveals the full story of November 21, 1916 when, on her sixth journey as a hospital ship, Britannic exploded and sank into the Aegean Sea.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.183 |
Directed By
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Crew
Theodore Strauss
Elmer Bernstein
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
TOP CAST
Pierre Cabarou
Self
Raymond Coll
Self
Albert Falco
Self
William H. Tantum IV
Self
Theodore Strauss
Narrator
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