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• Format: NTSC, Dolby, Widescreen, Anamorphic
• Region: All Regions
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002KIUZU0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,083 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Pioneer into the deep-sea in the worlds most unique and innovative submarines with maverick submarine builder and underwater explorer Karl Stanley. Karl has never taken a back seat to his goals, particularly if they stand on the side of impossible. That was certainly the case at the age of 15, when he proclaimed to his parents that he decided to build a submarine. Soon after, Karl navigated a 15 foot steel pipe into the backyard of their suburban New Jersey home. The submarine would be known as C-BUG: Controlled-Buoyancy Underwater Glider, the first gliding submersible of its kind. By the time Karl turned 30, he built a second, more innovative submarine that is designed to go to an unprecedented depth of 3,000 feet. Today he has logged over 1,200 dives but Karl's unwavering desire to innovate and explore still remains. Tormented by an active mind that drives him to push the envelope of conventional wisdom, Karl finds himself at odds with some and revered by others. His current submarine is a one of a kind vehicle in which he offers to take paying passengers, for a nominal price, to depths usually reserved for scientists and the military. Although his approach is questioned, his fortitude and conviction is universally admired. A View From Below follows Karl Stanley into the deep sea on his unprecedented, controversial, quest to "Go Deeper". His determination and creativity will amaze and inspire you from the very beginning.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price of admission!!, September 24, 2009

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J. Moody - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A View From Below (DVD)

Awesome!!!! For less than the price of some crappy drinks at a crappy bar you will be intoxicated by this documentary. You will want to grab your old Dacor dive gear and do your best Jacque Cousteau impersonation. Just don't touch the sea anemone. I accidently found out about this documentary just goofing around on the internet. Then I read an article in Outside Magazine. I patiently waited for the documentary to be released and I was not disappointed. If this documentary does not spark your inner explorer maybe crappy drinks in a crappy bar are your thing.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Man and his Sub, August 11, 2009

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Dean Soukeras - See all my reviews

This review is from: A View From Below (DVD)

This documentary stands out on its own just by the incredible underwater film but that is not what captured me. What is incredible is that a person, with no formal training, can design and build their own sub. This movie is about a dreamer who does not know he can't do something. As I followed his story through the movie I began to think about what dreams I had that I thought were "impossible." This in an inspiring story and what better place to fulfill a dream than under the beautiful waters off the tropical island of Roatan.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Karl Stanley= GENIUS, September 27, 2009

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R. Rice - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A View From Below (DVD)

I didnt realize people this incredible existed. While most kids doodle designs of boats and planes, Karl actually followed through with his childhood dream and built not one but two functioning submarines by hand! Whether you're into the amazing footage of 6-gilled sharks or the story of how Karl got to where he is today, it's definitely a must see!