The Pearlers
| 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]
References
- ^ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.
- ^ Richard Kuipers, King of the Coral Sea at Australian Screen Online
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (5 June 2025). "The Lee Robinson-Chips Rafferty Story Part Two: King of the Coral Sea". Filmink. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ 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