---
title: 'The Big Blue (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luc Besson'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-blue-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095250/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Blue (1988)

1988 · 132 min · Drama, Adventure, History, Romance · France, Italy, United States

Original title: Le Grand Bleu

## Synopsis

The Big Blue is a 1988 drama film co-written and directed by Luc Besson. Inspired by the Cinéma du look movement, the film is a heavily fictionalized and dramatized story of the friendship and sporting rivalry between two leading contemporary champion free divers in the 20th century: Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, and Mayol's fictionalized relationship with his girlfriend Johana Baker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson)
- **Screenplay:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson), [Jacques Mayol](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-mayol), [Marc Perrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-perrier), [Marilyn Goldin](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-goldin)
- **Producer:** [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson), [Patrice Ledoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrice-ledoux)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Éric Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-serra)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlo Varini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-varini)
- **Editor:** [Olivier Mauffroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-mauffroy)

## Cast

- [Rosanna Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosanna-arquette)
- [Jean-Marc Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marc-barr) as Jacques Mayol
- [Pierre Semmler](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-semmler)
- [Griffin Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffin-dunne)
- [Jean Reno](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-reno)
- [Marc Duret](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-duret)
- [Paul Shenar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-shenar)
- [Franco Diogene](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-diogene)
- [Sergio Castellitto](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-castellitto)
- [Kimberly Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberly-beck)
- [Andreas Voutsinas](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-voutsinas)
- [Paul Herman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-herman)
- [Jean Bouise](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-bouise)
- [Luc Besson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-besson)
- [Valentina Vargas](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-vargas)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-blue-1988
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