Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca. Mayol was one of the screenwriters and authored the book Homo Delphinus: the Dolphin Within Man of his philosophy about the aquatic origins of humans.
Jacques Mayol was a French national born in Shanghai, China. Mayol spent his summer holidays in Karatsu (Jap
Gender: Male
Born On: 1-Apr-1927
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Jacques Mayol's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Jacques Mayol on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Nov 29, 2024 5:12 PM
Dolphin Man - L'uomo delfino (2017)
As well as providing the subject for Luc Besson’s The Big Blue, Jacques Mayol did more than anyone to establish the sport of free diving to enormous depths without an oxygen supply. Using breathing techniques derived from yoga, he went to 50, 60, and even 100 meters—depths no one had considered to be within the bounds of human possibility. Mayol was a sportsman, a mystic, a vagabond, but above all, a man who believed in testing the limits of experience. This visually stunning tribute shows a man