The Pearlers
| The Pearlers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Robinson |
| Produced by | Stanley Hawes |
| Cinematography | Frank Bagnall |
| Edited by | Jack Rogers |
| Music by | Dulcie Holland |
Production company | |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 12 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Pearlers is a 1949 documentary film from director Lee Robinson about the pearling industry off the coast of Broome. Robinson later used a similar background for his feature King of the Coral Sea (1954).[1]
The film was released to cinemas as a support feature, which was not common at the time,[2][3] and has since come to be regarded as a minor classic of Australian documentary filmmaking.[4]
References[]
- ^ Richard Kuipers, King of the Coral Sea at Australian Screen Online
- ^ Lee Robinson interview with Albert Moran, Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media & Culture vol. 1 no 1 (1987)
- ^ "TALKING OF FILMS". The Australian Women's Weekly. 13 August 1949. p. 42. Retrieved 30 August 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 'Touring Australian Films 2011' at Broome Movies
External links[]
- The Pearlers at IMDb
- Copy of the film on YouTube
- The Pearlers at National Film and Sound Archive
- The Pearlers at Ozmovies
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