# "THE BOUNDLESS SEAS" 1970s OCEAN SCIENCE & OCEANOGRAPHY RESEARCH FILM ALVIN SUBMARINE 47495

Made for the U.S. government, this 1979 color educational film "The Boundless Seas" presents a panoramic, as well as logical and dramatic view of the formation of our Earth and seas, the history of our lands and waters, and their interdependence with today's society.is about the world's oceans. It was made by the famed director/producer of industrials, Jerry Fairbanks and written by Leo S. Rosencrans and Martin Foshaug. This is part 1 of 2. Opening: Creation of the solar system. The Sun. The Earth, a cold and lifeless body. Red hot molten core. Lava and rock cool. Volcanic rock erupts. Clouds are formed. Rains fell. Water fills the earth. Steam and water created canyons. Three quarters of the surface is water. Sun shines as skies clear. Rushing ocean tide. Title: The Boundless Seas (:08-3:26). Host Albert Hibbs speaks. Earth turns, water is three quarters of the earth's surface. 1969, Men walk on the moon. Astronauts bounce on the surface of the moon. Planet of Mars. No signs of life or water on Mars. Albert Hibbs speaks (3:27-4:58). Crashing waves of the ocean. Different types of ships on the ocean water. Dolphins swim at sea. 1872, HMS Challenger left England to circle the globe. They used nets and collected many new types of fish and sea creatures from the deep. Hibbs speaks. Research ship Alvin. Woods Hole, MA. Alvin goes below the water. Map of the world shows underwater mountain ranges (4:59-7:23). Alvin and crew ready to dive. A man uses a CB radio to communicate.…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Science, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/47494-the-boundless-seas)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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