# " TEN FATHOMS DEEP " 1952 JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU EARLY SCUBA DIVING FILM 20172

This novelty film "Ten Fathoms Deep" (1952) shows Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his revolutionary SCUBA equipment. Shot in the earliest era of Cousteau's explorations of the undersea world, this film hints at what Cousteau would accomplish in the depths in the post-WWII world. Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française. The film describes a thrilling underwater adventure where a diver, equipped with a new underwater breathing apparatus, explores a sunken shipwreck. The story begins with silent World War II submarines attacking cargo ships, sinking them in mere minutes. Years later, French naval officer Yves Cousteau invents a diving device that allows divers to explore deep waters without air cables. The diver ventures into the dark, perilous world beneath the sea, navigating through shipwrecks and encountering various dangers. As the diver collects a memento from the wreck, he faces the threat of running out of air. He struggles against the rising pressure of the deep but ultimately manages to ascend to safety, leaving behind the mysterious and dangerous underwater realm. 00:00 - 0:22: World War II ships, carrying valuable cargos, are threatened by silent raiders (submarines) that launch daring attacks. These submarines…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/20172FathomsDeep)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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