The Pearlers

1949

11m

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Overview

Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the coast of Broome, Western Australia, from March to December each year. Crewed mainly by Aboriginal, Malay and Chinese men, they work six days a week from sun up to sun down—replenished occasionally by supply boats that also take away their hauls of pearl shell. The film captures the atmosphere, the detail and the danger involved in the search for shell as the divers in huge metal helmets and layers of clothing under their suits dive two at a time, each with one person tending their airhose and another their lifeline.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Australian National Film Board

Production Countries

Australia

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	August 12, 1949
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt1816684

Cast

Key Crew

Lee Robinson

Director

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