The Silent World

The Silent World
Promotional release poster
Le Monde du silence
Directed byJacques Cousteau
Louis Malle
Written byJacques Cousteau
James Dugan
Based onThe Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure by Jacques Cousteau
StarringJacques Cousteau
CinematographyLouis Malle
Underwater photography:
Philippe Agostino
Edited byGeorges Alépée
Music byYves Baudrier
Production
companies
FSJYC Production
Requins Associés
Société Filmad
Titanus
Distributed byRank
Release dates
  • 26 May 1956 (1956-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 15 August 1956 (1956-08-15) (Japan)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$3 million (rentals)

The Silent World (French: Le Monde du silence) 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.