The Odyssey

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.

Cast

Lambert Wilson

as Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Pierre Niney

as Philippe Cousteau

Audrey Tautou

as Simone Melchior Cousteau

Laurent Lucas

as Philippe Tailliez

Benjamin Lavernhe

as Jean-Michel Cousteau

Vincent Heneine

as Albert 'Bébert' Falco

Thibault de Montalembert

as Etienne Deshaies

Roger Van Hool

as Daniel Cousteau dit Daddy

Chloe Hirschman

as Jan Cousteau

Adam Neill

as David Wolper

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Lambert Wilson is the innovative underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau in this rather unremarkable depiction of his life and career. He is married to Simone (Audrey Tautou) but has a bit of a wandering eye so they become maritally estranged, even though they continue to live and workout on their...

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