Albert Falco

Albert Falco

Born: October 17, 1927
Died: April 21, 2012
in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Albert Falco (17 October 1927 – 21 April 2012) was a French scuba diving veteran and champion of underwater conservation. He was one of the longest-serving diving companions of Jacques Cousteau, Chief Diver, and later Captain of the RV Calypso. He lived in France and was active in preserving aquatic ecosystems. He played several leading roles on Cousteau's films, like The Silent World (1956), World Without Sun (1964) and Voyage to the Edge of the World (1976). Falco was the author of a non-fiction book, Capitaine de La Calypso.

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Movies for Albert Falco...

100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean
Title: 100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2007
Type: Movie
A documentary exploring shipwrecks and a massive volcano that erupted over a century ago.
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The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
Title: The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 1979
Type: Movie
A breathtaking trip down Earth's longest river reveals its fabled past and complex, challenging present. Wild hippopotami, the mysteries of the deadly tsetse fly, the ancient Dinka and Shilluk African tribes and the Sudd- a swamp as large as England - are among the natural wonders encountered along the trek from Uganda to Khartoum to Egypt, before concluding at the manmade wonders of the Nile, the Jonglei Canal and the Aswan High Dam.
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Calypso's Search for the Britannic
Title: Calypso's Search for the Britannic
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 1977
Type: Movie
For 70 years, the sudden sinking of the mighty British ship Britannic - larger than the sister ship Titanic - has been shrouded in mystery. Jacques Cousteau reveals the full story of November 21, 1916 when, on her sixth journey as a hospital ship, Britannic exploded and sank into the Aegean Sea.
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Title: Apostrophes
Character: Self
Released: January 10, 1975
Type: TV
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
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Title: En direct de...
Character: self
Released: February 16, 1956
Type: TV