The Big Blue (1988)

ALL 05/10/1988 (fr) Romance, Drama, Adventure 168 Min
  • Release
    05/10/1988
  • Production
    Gaumont
  • Rotten tomato
    74.62%
  • Original title
    Le Grand Bleu
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep

Overview

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

  1. Luc Besson

    Director

  2. Luc Besson

    Story

  3. Patrice Ledoux

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Jean-Marc Barr

    Jacques Mayol

  2. Jean Reno

    Enzo Molinari

  3. Rosanna Arquette

    Johana Baker

  4. Paul Shenar

    Dr. Laurence

  5. Sergio Castellitto

    Novelli

  6. Jean Bouise

    Uncle Louis

  7. Marc Duret

    Roberto

  8. Griffin Dunne

    Duffy

  9. Valentina Vargas

    Bonita

  10. Kimberly Beck

    Sally

  11. Alessandra Vazzoler

    La Mamma

  12. Andréas Voutsinas

    Priest

  13. Patrick Fontana

    Alfredo

  14. Geoffrey Carey

    Supervisor

  15. Jan Rouiller

    Noireuter

  16. Pierre Semmler

    Franck

  17. Pierre-Alain de Garrigues

    Superintendent

  18. Claude Besson

    Jacques' Father

  19. Bruce Guerre-Berthelot

    Young Jacques

  20. Gregory Forstner

    Young Enzo

  21. Eric Do

    Japanese Diver

  22. Jacques Lévy

    Doctor

  23. Paul Herman

    Taxi Driver in U.S.A

  24. Franco Diogene

    Receptionist

  25. Constantin Alexandrov

    Dolphin Trainer

  26. Luc Besson

    Blond Diver (uncredited)

  27. Valentina Castellani

    Lady in elevator (uncredited)

  28. Christian Gazio

    Wedged diver (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 28 , Crews : 27

Keyword

The Big Blue (1988) 168 Min

ALL 05/10/1988 (fr)
Romance, Drama, Adventure
  • Release 05/10/1988
  • Production
    Gaumont
  • Original title Le Grand Bleu
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep

Overview

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

  1. Luc Besson

    Director

  2. Luc Besson

    Story

  3. Olivier Mauffroy

    Editor

  4. Patrice Ledoux

    Producer