Philippe Cousteau
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 30, 1940, Toulon, Var, France
- Died
- June 28, 1979
- Movies
- 19
Philippe Pierre Cousteau (30 December 1940 – 28 June 1979) was a French diver, sailor, pilot, photographer, author, director and cinematographer specializing in environmental issues, with a background in oceanography. He was the second son of Jacques Cousteau and Simone Melchior.
Cousteau was proficient filming from the air, on land and underwater. He was the lead cinematographer for most of the Cousteau films during his lifetime; he was nominated for and won several awards.
Born in Toulon, Philippe Cousteau first dived with an aqua-lung in 1945 when he was 4 years old. His father brought home a miniature version of the aqua-lung he had co-invented a few years before. Though Philippe had not yet learned to swim, he followed his father into the water. Growing up, he spent each school vacation aboard his father's ship, RV Calypso.
Best-Known Movies
Becoming Cousteau
2021
Voyage to the Edge of the World
1976
The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
1974
The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
1969
The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins
1972
The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile
1973
The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo
1973
The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus
1972
The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
1978
The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos
1971
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1978 | The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1) | Director |
| 1976 | Cousteau: A Voyage to the End of the World | Director |
| 1976 | Voyage to the Edge of the World | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1975 | The Cousteau Collection N°1-2 | Sleeper Sharks of the Yucatan | Director |
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