Cousteau: The Mississippi The Mississippi: Reluctant Ally (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary

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Cousteau: The Mississippi

The Mississippi: Reluctant Ally (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary

Cousteau becomes a modern-day Huckleberry Finn to explore the Father of Waters. Shows the Mississippi's icy origin in Minnesota to its destination in the Gulf of Mexico. Looks at the river's land, wildlife, people, folklore, and industry.

Director

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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Updated Dec 31, 1984

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1984 (United States)

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Jacques-Yves Cousteau Self Self See fewer	The Silent World (1956)
Jean-Michel Cousteau Self Self See fewer	Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World I (1986)
Louis Prezelin Self (as Louis Prézelin) Self (as Louis Prézelin) See fewer	The Beach (I) (2000)
Alexander Scourby Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	The Big Heat (1953)