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St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea (1982)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Jacques Gagné, Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Synopsis

In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the Calypso. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and an underwater chase with caribou.

Actors

Théodore Strauss
Théodore Strauss
Narrator
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Self - team member (uncredited)

Crews

Jacques Gagné
Jacques Gagné
Director
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Director
Théodore Strauss
Théodore Strauss
Writer
John Soh
John Soh
Editor
Hedwige Bienvenu
Hedwige Bienvenu
Editor
Michel Descombes
Michel Descombes
Sound Mixer
Jacques Bobet
Jacques Bobet
Executive Producer
Colin Mounier
Colin Mounier
Director of Photography
Jacques Leduc
Jacques Leduc
Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Cornu
Jean-Paul Cornu
Director of Photography
Guy Dufaux
Guy Dufaux
Director of Photography
Raymond Coll
Raymond Coll
Underwater Director of Photography
Bernard Delemotte
Bernard Delemotte
Underwater Director of Photography
Albert Falco
Albert Falco
Underwater Camera

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