

Desert Seas
2011-04-21 · 45 min · ★ 8.7
Sir David Attenborough unveils the two stunning underwater realms of Saudi Arabia - the flamboyant Red Sea and the contrasting hot muddy Gulf, capturing for the first time the rare event of Palolo worms spawning at night.
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- Directors
- Domonic Smith-Weston, Mark Wheeler, Simon Nash
- Production companies
- Icon Films
- Countries
- Saudi Arabia, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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