The Deep frontier

United States, 1977

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Episode of Series “The 21st Century”.
An exploration of the ocean floor in a diving bell submarine that takes divers to an underwater residence for aquanauts. Among other devices shown are a four-story laboratory, a submarine with wheels and a remote controlled recovery robot. Interviews by Walter Cronkite with specialists in this area of research, including Jacques Cousteau, are featured also.

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Credits

producer

Isaac Kleinerman

production company

CBS

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The 21st Century

Group of items

The 21st Century

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014296

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Underwater exploration

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Submarine boats

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oceanography

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Submarine boats

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Scuba diving

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Laboratories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Oceanography

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Robots

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Underwater exploration

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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