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Jacques Mayol
Actor 1927 - 2001

Jacques Mayol

Shanghai, China

Jacques Mayol, born April 1, 1927, in Shanghai, China, and died December 22, 2001, in Capoliveri, on the island of Elba, Italy, was a French freediver whose story inspired the film The Big Blue (1988). Jacques Mayol grew up in Shanghai, in the French Concession, where his... Read full bio →

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Ocean Men: Extreme Dive

Ocean Men: Extreme Dive

Bob Talbot 2001 40m

For more than 10 years, world champion freedivers Pipin Ferreras and Umberto Pelizzari have been vying for world records. Their love of the sea without compromise is what unites these two rivals. However, it is their different personalities and opposing diving philosophies that separate them.

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