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The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator
The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator

The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator

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Documentary

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There's a mysterious predator lurking in the depths of Australia's wild Southern Ocean, a beast that savagely devoured a great white shark in front of cinematographer David Riggs 11 years ago. Riggs's obsession to find the killer leads him to an aquatic battle zone that's remained hidden until now. Here, killer whales, colossal squid and great white sharks face off in an underwater coliseum where only the fiercest creatures of the marine world survive.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

46 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

26 June 2014

Country

Australia

Cast

Rachel Blake

Rachel Blake

Herself - Narrator (voice)

David Riggs

David Riggs

Himself - Presenter

Michelle Blewitt

Michelle Blewitt

Herself

Mark Norman

Mark Norman

Himself

Martin Hovland

Martin Hovland

Himself

Scott Sheehan

Scott Sheehan

Himself

Rachel Robbins

Rachel Robbins

Herself

Peter Hudson

Peter Hudson

Himself

Mick Stubbs

Mick Stubbs

Himself

Kees Vander Geeg

Kees Vander Geeg

Himself

Christian Henderson

Christian Henderson

Himself

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