6.6
Where can I stream The Octopus?
In the United States, The Octopus streams on Criterion. It also streams in 5 other countries.
65
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
An octopus slithers over objects on land—a doll, a skull—then oozes along the shore into the sea. It secretes its ink. The camera follows it along rocks into deeper water, watching closely as it breathes.
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- Directed by
- Jean Painlevé
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Facts
December 14, 1928 · 13 min · Documentary
- Released
- December 14, 1928
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- French
- Also spoken
- xx
- Made in
- France
- Available in
- 6 countries
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Questions about The Octopus
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is The Octopus worth watching?
65
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.6).
Is The Octopus in English?
Frenchxx
No, it was made in French, with some xx.