---
title: 'The Silent World (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Cousteau'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-silent-world-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049518/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Silent World (1956)

1956 · 85 min · Documentary · France, Italy

Original title: Le Monde du silence

## Synopsis

The Silent World is a 1956 French documentary film co-directed by Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle. One of the first films to use underwater cinematography to show the ocean depths in color, its title derives from Cousteau's 1953 book The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure.

## Credits

- **Director of Photography:** [Frédéric Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-dumas), [Edmond Séchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-sechan)
- **Director:** [Jacques Cousteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-cousteau), [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Screenplay:** [Jacques Cousteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-cousteau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jacques Cousteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-cousteau)

## Cast

- [Albert Falco](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-falco)
- [Frédéric Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-dumas)
- [Jacques Ertaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-ertaud)
- [Jacques Cousteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-cousteau)

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