Alternate versions for
Le grand bleu (1988) More at IMDbPro »

• Original 132-minutes French version has a music score by director Luc Besson's usual composer, Eric Serra. The USA version is 118 minutes long and was re-scored by Bill Conti. The version released in the rest of Europe is 118 minutes long. A special Version Longue (long) director's cut released in France is 168 minutes long.
  
  
• SPOILER: The French and European versions end with Jaques swimming off with the dolphin, after having reached a depth where he can not survive. In the American version, a happier ending was added, where the dolphin takes Jacques to the surface.
  
  
• The original 119 minute U.S. version was rated "PG-13" and was edited to earn a "PG" rating for its release. It was restored to 168 minutes in 2000 and the restored version was rated "R" by the MPAA.
  
  
• The "R" rated director's cut on video includes usages of the "F" word and two sex scenes (featuring nudity by Jean Marc Barr and Roseanna Arquette).
  
  

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