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L'odyssée (2016)

122 min · Adventure, Biographical picture

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend38k1.4kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

38k02025-09: 1,456 views2025-10: 1,412 views2025-11: 2,333 views2025-12: 2,976 views2026-01: 2,809 views2026-02: 2,055 views2026-03: 2,026 views2026-04: 2,661 views2026-05: 4,513 views2026-06: 4,244 views2026-07: 37,554 views2026-08: 18,798 views
Sep1.5kOct1.4kNov2.3kDec3.0kJan2.8kFeb2.1kMar2.0kApr2.7kMay4.5kJun4.2kJul38kAug19k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Jérôme Salle

Cast

Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou, Laurent Lucas, Benjamin Lavernhe, Vincent Heneine, Thibault de Montalembert

The story

The film follows Jacques-Yves Cousteau, a French ocean-going adventurer, biologist, and filmmaker. It sticks to historical events, and was based on documentation and interviews with people who worked with Cousteau. In 1949, Cousteau was an eccentric French naval officer, with a beautiful oceanside house, who wanted to be a pilot.

Catalogue themes and tags

Ocean, Ozeanographer

Genres

Adventure, Biographical picture

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