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The Odyssey

The Odyssey

20166.62h 2m

Overview

The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.

Directed by Jérôme Salle
Written by Jérôme Salle, Laurent Turner, Albert Falco
Produced by Olivier Delbosc, Philippe Godeau, Marc Missonnier
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $9.7M

Top Cast

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Pierre Niney

Pierre Niney

Philippe Cousteau

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Simone Melchior Cousteau

Laurent Lucas

Laurent Lucas

Philippe Tailliez

Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe

Jean-Michel Cousteau

Vincent Heneine

Vincent Heneine

Albert 'Bébert' Falco

Thibault de Montalembert

Thibault de Montalembert

Etienne Deshaies

Roger Van Hool

Roger Van Hool

Daniel Cousteau dit Daddy

Chloe Hirschman

Chloe Hirschman

Jan Cousteau

Adam Neill

Adam Neill

David Wolper

Themes & Keywords

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About The Odyssey

The Odyssey is a adventure, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of based on novel or book, biography, environmental activist, unfaithful husband, singing around campfire, frenchman abroad. Directed by Jérôme Salle, it stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou. The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life.

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