Calypso's Search for the Britannic

Nov 22, 1977

0h 55m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

PBS

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Cast

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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Pierre Cabarou

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Raymond Coll

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Albert Falco

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Sheila Macbeth Mitchell

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William H. Tantum IV

Narrator

Theodore Strauss

Patrick Bourgeois dives into the history of one of the worst naval tragedies that ever occurred in Quebec. In 1711, Admiral Hovenden Walker lead a 75-ship English fleet, carrying 15 000 soldiers, towards Quebec City. Eight of his boats shipwrecked on l’Île-aux-oeufs and 1000 people lost their life.

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