Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
1.97body-of-work score · ranked #532 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- June 11, 1910 · Saint-André-de-Cubzac
- Died
- June 25, 1997 · 17th arrondissement of Paris
- Nationality
- France
- Work
- zoologist, explorer, filmmaker, innovator
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1956 · France / Italy · documentary
Palme d'Or winner 1956 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1956 #9 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies
1.973 citations
Complete filmography
All 7 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1943Par dix-huit mètres de fond
- 1951Carnet de plongée
- 1951Danger Under the Sea
- 1956The Silent World
- 1964World Without Sun
- 1976Voyage to the Edge of the World
- 1984Snowstorm in the jungle