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The Big Blue
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
The Big Blue

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Key Crew
DirectorLuc Besson
ScreenplayJacques Mayol
Director of PhotographyCarlo Varini
Original Music ComposerÉric Serra
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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