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RUNTIME
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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Atlantis
1991 1h 14m FR
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6.3
MID
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6.6
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 52★6.6IMDB · 1,976
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Synopsis
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Atlantis is filmmaker Luc Besson's celebration of the beauty and wonder of the world beneath the sea, expanding upon themes touched on in his film The Big Blue. Combining stunning underwater cinematography and a hypnotic score by Eric Serra, Besson's singular vision defies dialogue or narrative structure to explore ocean life as you've never seen it before. Following the colossal success of The Big Blue, Luc Besson crisscrossed the world's seas and oceans to film the beauty and diversity of marine life: from the giant octopuses of Vancouver to the manta rays of the Pacific (New Caledonia), and the grey sharks of Tahiti. A film with no actors or sets other than the underwater world. A breathtaking view of marine species: sharks, dolphins, manatees, octopuses. An exploration of the seabed in the Bahamas, the Galapagos, Vancouver, and Tahiti.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France, Italy
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ERA
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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Luc Besson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0101376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Luc Besson directs. Luc Besson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 4International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Editor Luc Besson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0101376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 20 themes, including "atlantis", "octopus", "dolphin", "shark attack".
The technical file
- Editing
- Luc Besson
- Runtime
- 74 min · 1h 14m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $138
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Atlantis (1991)
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 1,976 votes
- MPAA
- TV-PG
Also by
Luc Besson
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Gaumont
FR
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
IT
Key crew
- MusicÉric Serra
- EditorLuc Besson
- ProducerPatrice Ledoux
- Executive ProducerClaude Besson
- Sound DirectorMarie Guesnier
- CinematographyLuc Besson
- CinematographyChristian Pétron
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- atlantis
- octopus
- dolphin
- shark attack
- bahamas
- tahiti
- shark
- manta ray
- underwater photography
- new caledonia
- galapagos islands
- swimming underwater
- underwater world
- underwater life
- oceans
- observational documentary
- environmental documentary
- sharks
- dolphins
- manatees
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1992-11-01
