Blue Water, White Death
1971
6.8 (6)
1 hr 39 min
English
The hunt for the Great White Shark.
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.
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- Released
- Production
- Cinema Center Films
Keywords
- hunter
- scuba diving
- shark
- great white shark
- durban
- barracuda
- nature documentary
- shark cage
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Top Cast
Tom Chapin as Self
Peter Gimbel as Self
Valerie Taylor as Self
Ron Taylor as Self
Phil Clarkson as Self
Stuart Cody as Self
Peter Lake as Self
Top Crew
Peter Gimbel · Director, Cinematographer
James Lipscomb · Director, Cinematographer
Ron Taylor · Cinematographer
Stanton A. Waterman · Cinematographer
John Maddox · Editor
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