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A visionary epic of obsession and beauty about Jacques Mayol, the handsome diver who is so at home in the water that he seems only half-human. Jacques' best friends are a family of playful porpoises and Enzo Molinari, his swaggering Italian diving rival. Jacques and Enzo grew up together in the Mediterranean, and remain lifelong friends despite a fierce battle for the top prize in the world free... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Drama and Romance |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 15 min. |
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| Release Date: |
May 11, 1988 France; July 14, 2000 USA Re-release |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for sexuality and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Weintraub Entertainment Group, 20th Century Fox Distribution, Samuel Goldwyn Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$2,834,237 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City),
(2 stars) "...the plot's pretty silly and can't possibly sustain such a long running time." Full Review...
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Spliced Online: More 'Blue' Than Ever,
"Director's cut ads 40 minutes to gorgeous, turbulent but strangely tranquil deep-sea diver rivalry." Full Review...
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The Village Voice: Drowning by Numbers,
"Two hours of melodramatic eye candy may be good fun, but three hours is slow torture." Full Review...
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