The Big Blue Adventure

1989 1h 37m FR

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 5

DocumentaryTV Movie

Synopsis

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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Luc Besson's The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu), featuring production footage and interviews with Besson, legendary freediver Jacques Mayol, and stars Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, and Jean Reno.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Luc Besson
Self / Narrator
Jacques Mayol
Self (Voice)
Jean-Marc Barr
Self / Narrator
Jean Reno
Self / Narrator
Rosanna Arquette
Self
Valentina Vargas
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Patrick Alessandrin
Writers: Patrick Alessandrin
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: France

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patrick Alessandrin, shot by Jacques Besse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor François Gilguy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Luc Besson and Jacques Mayol and Jean-Marc Barr carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0346544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Patrick Alessandrin directs. Jacques Besse behind the camera. François Gilguy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Patrick Alessandrin, shot by Jacques Besse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor François Gilguy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Luc Besson and Jacques Mayol and Jean-Marc Barr carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0346544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.