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The Big Blue

"Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep"

1988-05-10
7.451
fr 168m
RomanceDramaAdventure
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

Production Design

Dan Weil

Producer

Patrice Ledoux

Director of Photography

Carlo Varini

Director

Luc Besson

Sound Designer

Pierre Befve

Original Music Composer

Éric Serra

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Status

Released

Budget

$14,390,509

Countries

  • France

Companies

  • Gaumont

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