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The Cousteau Odyssey

Time Bomb at Fifty Fathoms (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary
Off Italy's southern coast, two ships collide - and the sunken one at sea bottom has a cargo of 900 drums of toxin. Before the metal barrels disintegrate and release their poisons, a team of experts forms to execute an exhaustive recovery ...See moreOff Italy's southern coast, two ships collide - and the sunken one at sea bottom has a cargo of 900 drums of toxin. Before the metal barrels disintegrate and release their poisons, a team of experts forms to execute an exhaustive recovery plan to stave off catastrophe. Using the pioneering work of Jacques Cousteau's Comshelf experiments which demonstrated that divers could live and work efficiently for a significant period of submersion - hundreds risk their lives in a race against a deadly toxic time bomb. Written by Anonymous See less
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Writer
Theodore Strauss (written by)
Producer
Barbara Jampel (producer)
Composer
John Scott
Cinematographers
Henri-Jean Alliet (photographed by) (as Henri Alliet) | Raymond Coll (underwater cinematographer) | Jean-Paul Cornu (photographed by) | Bernard Delemotte (underwater cinematographer) & 2 more
Editor
Hedwige Bienvenu
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Status
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Updated Dec 31, 1978
Release date
1978 (United States)
Awards
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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 nomination

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