The Big Blue

The Big Blue

2.5. 06:50
AMC
165 minutes
1988
United States / Italy / France Adventure / Drama / Romantic

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 (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). 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.

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Czech, English
1988
United States / Italy / France Adventure / Drama / Romantic

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 (he even considers a school of dolphins as his extended family). 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.

Creators

Luc Besson, Eric Serra, Marc Perrier, Bill Conti, Robert Garland, Jacques Mayol, Marilyn Goldin, Luc Besson

Cast

Sheila McLaughlin, Claude Robin, Franco Diogene, Patrick Fontana, Alessandra Vazzoler, Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, Bruce Guerre-Berthelot, Gregory Forstner, Claude Besson, Christian Gazio, Jean-Marc Barr, Sergio Castellitto, Kimberly Beck, Jean Reno, Paul Herman, Griffin Dunne, Jean Bouise, Pierre Semmler, Paul Shenar, Valentina Vargas, Eric Do, Geoffrey Carey, Marc Duret, Jan Rouiller, Andréas Voutsinas, John Erdman, Jacques Lévy, Constantin Alexandrov, Valentina Castellani, Luc Besson, Rosanna Arquette