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The Sea Around Us

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 2m
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The Sea Around Us (1953)
Documentary

Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.Oscar-winning documentary based on Rachel L. Carson's pioneering study of ocean life chronicled in her award-winning and best-selling 1951 book of the same name.

  • Director
    • Irwin Allen
  • Writers
    • Irwin Allen
    • Rachel L. Carson
  • Stars
    • Don Forbes
    • Theodore von Eltz
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    • IMDb RATING
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    461
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Irwin Allen
    • Writers
      • Irwin Allen
      • Rachel L. Carson
    • Stars
      • Don Forbes
      • Theodore von Eltz
    • 16User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    Don Forbes
    • Self - Commentator
    • (voice)
    Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    • Self - Commentator
    • (voice)
    • (as Theodor Von Eltz)
    • Director
      • Irwin Allen
    • Writers
      • Irwin Allen
      • Rachel L. Carson
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    • Trivia
      According to an article in the January 20, 1953 edition of the Los Angeles Daily News, about 1,620,000 feet of 16mm color film was collected from 2,341 sources for use in this film.
    • Quotes
      • Commentator: It has been established beyond all reasonable doubt that the great Arctic change of climates started somewhere about 1900 and has spread so rapidly that small glaciers have already disappeared, and the big ones are melting at a startling rate.
    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the film, "The End?" is displayed on screen with a question mark while an off-screen narrator speaks the last lines: "What is the fate of the world? Is this the end?" The question mark then disappears, leaving "The End" and the film closes.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 30, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rachel L. Carson's The Sea Around Us
    • Filming locations
      • Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
    • Production company
      • Irwin Allen Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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