Movie
The Cove
Overview
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-07-31
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Quickfire Films, Diamond Docs, SkyFish Films, Oceanic Preservation Society, Participant
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hayden Panettiere as Self
- Joe Chisholm as Self
- Mandy-Rae Cruikshank as Self
- Charles Hambleton as Self
- Simon Hutchins as Self
- Kirk Krack as Self
- Isabel Lucas as Self
- Richard O'Barry as Self
- Roger Payne as Self
- John Potter as Self
- Louie Psihoyos as Self
Crew
- Louie Psihoyos - Director
- Mark Monroe - Writer
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