The Greatest Places vs Wonders of the Sea

Wonders of the Sea has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Greatest Places). The Greatest Places is the shorter watch at 40m compared with 1h 4m. Wonders of the Sea is the older of the two (1922 against 1998). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Greatest Places posterThe Greatest Places1998 VS Wonders of the Sea posterWonders of the Sea1922
The Greatest PlacesWonders of the Sea
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year19981922
Length40m1h 4m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United States of America
DirectorMal WolfeJ. Ernest Williamson
Main castAvery BrooksJ. Ernest Williamson

Synopsis

The Greatest Places

A journey to seven of the most geographically dynamic locations on earth. The film features spectacular land forms, diverse wildlife and the people and cultures indigenous to these places. Distinct geographic places include the great island of Madagascar, home to unique limestone pinnacles and the playful lemur; and the greatest desert—the Namib—home of the largest sand dunes in the world that tower majestically over its western border, the…

Wonders of the Sea

The ocean depths are explored with the aid of a submarine chamber of Williamson's invention and a few hardy souls. The construction of the device is examined; but most of the footage is given to plant and animal life, a girl swimming among the coral growths, and two divers who encounter a moray and an octopus.

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