''The Sea Around Us'' is a 1953 American

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

written and produced by

Irwin Allen Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen, June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genr ...

, based on the book of the same name by Rachel L. Carson. It won the

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosoph ...

Cast

* Don Forbes as Narrator *

Theodore von Eltz Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March. Von Eltz was a Yale University professor's son. After 12 ...

as Narrator

References

External links

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''The Sea Around Us'' on YouTube
1953 films 1953 documentary films American documentary films 1950s English-language films Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Documentary films about nature Films directed by Irwin Allen Films produced by Irwin Allen Films scored by Paul Sawtell RKO Pictures films Rachel Carson 1950s American films {{nature-documentary-film-stub