The Pearlers
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| The Pearlers | |
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| Directed by | Lee Robinson |
| Produced by | Stanley Hawes |
| Cinematography | Frank Bagnall |
| Edited by | Jack Rogers |
| Music by | Dulcie Holland |
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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.[1] Robinson later used a similar background for his feature King of the Coral Sea (1954).[2][3]
The film was released to cinemas as a support feature, which was not common at the time,[4][5] and has since come to be regarded as a minor classic of Australian documentary filmmaking.[6]
