Movie Documentary
Year: 1953
Director: Irwin Allen
US Premiere: 30 June 1953
Copyright 1953 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Academy award winning (Best documentary feature of 1952) documentary narrated by Don Forbes, based on Rachel Carson's study of the history of the sea. The film explores the great advances made in oceanography and examines both the science and the poetry of the sea. Irwin combined film from a number of undersea expeditions which included natural phenomena such as tidal waves and storms, together with deepsea footage of the wild life on the sea bed.
Continuity and Commentary Written by - Irwin Allen
Based on the book by Rachel L. Carson
Music - Paul Sawtell
Musical Director - C. Bakaleinikoff
Assistant to the Producer - George E. Swink
Supervising Film Editor - Frederic Knudtson, A.C.E.
Film Editor - Dean Harrison
Photographic effects - Linwood Dunn, A.S.E
Narration - Don Forbes and Theodore Von Eltz
Produced by - Irwin Allen
Grateful acknowledgement is given to the following for their cooperation in making this film possible:
Australian News and Information Bureau
Noel Monkman, F.R.M.S
Crawley Films Limited
Fouke Fur Company
Allan Hancock Foundation University of Southern California
Imperial Oil Limited
National Federation of American Shipping, Inc.
Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida
William Harold Oliver, Jr.
Standard Oil Company of California
George Tahara
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wakefield's Deep Sea Trawlers, Inc.
William Francis Whitman
Dudley A. Whitman
Won the 1953 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The award was collected by Irwin Allen.
Belgium:
De Zee die ons Omringt
Finland:
Meren Ihmeitä
France: Cette Mer Qui Nous Entour
Greece: Ypovryhios Apostoli
Italy: Il Mare Intorno a Noi
Spain: El Mar Que Nos Rodea
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