Under the Red Sea (1952)

Directed by

Hans Hass

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

How it feels

An Austrian marine biologist tries to record sounds made by animals in the Red Sea. The film shows his underwater work and the sea life he encounters.

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What happens

Under the Red Sea is the 1952 English-language version of a 1951 Austrian documentary film Abenteuer in Roten Meer about the attempts of Austrian marine biologist Hans Hass to record the sounds of marine animals in the Red Sea. It was co-produced by Thalia Productions and RKO Radio Pictures, which released the film on October 2, 1952. The film was narrated by Les Tremayne and starred Lotte Hass. A book credited to Hans Hass was published in 1953, translated into English by James Cleugh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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