
Quick Facts
DirectorLuc Besson
Runtime2h 48m · PG-13
GenresAdventure · Drama · Romance
Release1988-05-10
Film
The Big Blue
1988· PG-13· 2h 48m· Adventure· Drama· Romance
“Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep”
Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, childhood friends bound by a shared obsession with free diving, plunge into a perilous aquatic world where their hearts mimic dolphins' rhythms. Jacques, haunted by his father’s death at sea, pushes the boundaries of human endurance, transforming his physiology to depths where few dare venture. Their bond, forged in the Mediterranean’s frigid depths, is as much a testament to the allure of the abyss as it is a requiem for the lost.
1988-05-10
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Key Crew
DirectorLuc Besson
ScreenplayJacques Mayol
ProducerPatrice Ledoux
Director of PhotographyCarlo Varini
Original Music ComposerÉric Serra
EditorOlivier Mauffroy
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1988-05-10
Runtime2h 48m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosGaumont · Les Films du Loup
Budget$14M
Box office$4M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian · French
CountriesFrance
Rating7.4/10 · 1581 votes
Original languagefr
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