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

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

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 The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Academy Honorary Award, Special Awards to ''Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. The ...

Plot

Cast

* Don Forbes as Narrator *

Theodore von Eltz Julius 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. Early life Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Von Eltz ...

as Narrator

References

External links

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''The Sea Around Us'' at AllMovie
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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 English-language documentary films {{nature-documentary-film-stub