Blue Water White Death

Blue Water White Death
Directed by Peter Gimbel
James Lipscomb
Starring Ron & Valerie Taylor
Production
company
Release date
 1971
Country USA
Language English
Budget $1,050,000[1]

Blue Water, White Death is a 1971 American documentary about sharks which was produced by Peter Gimbel and James Lipscomb.[2] It received favourable reviews[3][4] and was described as a "well produced odyssey"[5] and "exciting and often beautiful".[6] It screened theatrically and was broadcast on television at various times during the 1970s[7][8] and 1980s.[9] The film was re-released on DVD in 2009.

Cast & crew

The following people appeared in the documentary - Tom Chapin, Phil Clarkson, Stuart Cody, Peter Lake, Peter Matthiessen, Rodney Fox, Valerie Taylor, Ron Taylor, Stan Waterman, Peter Gimbel, James Lipscomb and Rodney Jonklaas.[2][10] In 1986 Tom Chapin reflected on his role as an assistant cameraman on the production, joking that his life had "all been downhill since."[11] Some underwater sequences appearing in the film were shot using shark-proof cages.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Story Behind 'Blue Water'--an Unlikely Success Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 01 Aug 1971: q22.
  2. 1 2 "Blue Water, White Death (1971) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Great white shark is deadly quest, "Blue water, white death" reviews (1972)". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. 1972-07-29. p. 32. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  4. ↑ ""Blue water, white death" advertisement with quotes from reviews (1975)". The Daily Times-News. 1975-09-17. p. 48. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  5. ↑ "Review of "Blue water, white death" (1976)". The Times Herald Record. 1976-11-27. p. 39. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Brief review of "Blue water, white death" (1975)". The Daily Tar Heel. 1975-09-22. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  7. ↑ ""Blue water, white death" cinema screening (1972)". The Baytown Sun. 1972-08-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  8. ↑ ""The Bengal Tiger" and "Blue water, white death" double-feature advertisement (1973)". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1973-06-16. p. 34. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  9. ↑ "Blue water, white death - TV broadcast (1988)". Del Rio News Herald. 1988-07-10. p. 40. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  10. ↑ http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2009/06/10-myths-about-sharks-the-truth/
  11. ↑ "Tom Chapin reflects on his work on "Blue Water, White Death" (1986)". The Galveston Daily News. 1986-11-16. p. 54. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  12. ↑ "Special diving elevators used in "Blue water, white death" (1971)". Abilene Reporter-News. 1971-08-08. p. 36. Retrieved 2017-07-22.

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