CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 1h 39m · PG

Blue Water, White Death

The hunt for the Great White Shark.

68%(6)IMDbDocumentary

Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias—the Great White Shark. The expedition lasted over nine months and took the team from Durban, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and finally to southern Australia.

Directed byJames Lipscomb, Peter Gimbel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
EN
Released
June 1, 1971
Studios
Cinema Center Films

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'Blue Water, White Death' TV spot (1971)

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Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Tom Chapin

Tom Chapin

Self

Peter Gimbel

Self

Valerie Taylor

Self

Ron Taylor

Self

Phil Clarkson

Self

Stuart Cody

Self

Peter Lake

Self

Creative team
Directed by
James Lipscomb
Peter Gimbel

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