Blue Water, White Death (1971)

The hunt for the Great White Shark.

Peter Gimbel and a team of photographers set out on an expedition to find and film, for the very first time, Carcharodon carcharias—the Great White Shark. The expedition lasted over nine months and took the team from Durban, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean, and finally to southern Australia.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Tom Chapin

Self

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Peter Gimbel

Self

V

Valerie Taylor

Self

R

Ron Taylor

Self

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Phil Clarkson

Self

S

Stuart Cody

Self

P

Peter Lake

Self

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