Irwin Allen News Network tribute to The Sea Around Us

THE SEA AROUND US (1950)

Academy award winning (Best documentary feature of 1952) documentary narrated by Don Forbes, based on Rachel Carson's study of the history of the sea. The film explores the great advances made in oceanography and examines both the science and the poetry of the sea. Irwin combined film from a number of undersea expeditions which included natural phenomena such as tidal waves and storms, together with deepsea footage of the wild life on the sea bed.

Narration : Don Forbes and Theodore Von Eltz
Music : Paul Sawtell
Photographic effects : Linwood Dunn

 

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