Watch The Seahorse (1934) Online

Examines the sea horse, the only fish that swims upright. We watch it use its prehensile tail to wrap around plants and other sea horses. A frontal bulge houses organs including an air ballast. Three fins propel this fish. We see a female place her eggs in a male's pouch where they are fertilized and nurtured until birth in violent contractions. Inside the pouch are nurturing blood vessels. We then follow the growth of an embryo, greatly magnified: we examine its heart beating and its dorsal fin moving. Young sea horses attach themselves to each other. The film ends with images of many sea horses moving on the ocean floor, superimposed on a horse race. Read More

Watch The Seahorse online. Featuring , The Seahorse is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.3. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as Criterion Channel. The movie was filmed in France and was released on 1934. The Seahorse was directed by Jean Painlevé. Read Less