
The Big Blue
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
1988 fr 168 minutes
Rating: 7.449
Plot
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.
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Cast

Jean-Marc Barr
Jacques Mayol

Jean Reno
Enzo Molinari

Rosanna Arquette
Johana Baker

Paul Shenar
Dr. Laurence

Sergio Castellitto
Novelli

Jean Bouise
Uncle Louis

Marc Duret
Roberto

Griffin Dunne
Duffy

Valentina Vargas
Bonita

Kimberly Beck
Sally

Alessandra Vazzoler
La Mamma

Andréas Voutsinas
Priest

Patrick Fontana
Alfredo

Geoffrey Carey
Supervisor

Jan Rouiller
Noireuter

Pierre Semmler
Franck

Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
Superintendent

Claude Besson
Jacques' Father

Bruce Guerre-Berthelot
Young Jacques

Gregory Forstner
Young Enzo

Eric Do
Japanese Diver

Jacques Lévy
Doctor

Paul Herman
Taxi Driver in U.S.A

Franco Diogene
Receptionist

Constantin Alexandrov
Dolphin Trainer

Luc Besson
Blond Diver (uncredited)

Valentina Castellani
Lady in elevator (uncredited)

Christian Gazio
Wedged diver (uncredited)