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The Black Pearl

The Black Pearl

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 1, 1977

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, Adventure

User Score

75%

Original Title

The Black Pearl

Production Companies

Universum Film, Royal Productions

Director

Saul Swimmer

Description

The young Ramon Salazar, son of a village owner, dreams of becoming a pearl fisherman. His father agrees to let him experience this job. Ramon enters a forbidden cave, den of a giant skate nicknamed the Manta Diablo. He finds an oyster containing a black pearl of unusual size. His father donates it to the Virgin rather than sell it to dishonest traffickers. Shortly after, the flotilla of the village led by Salazar perishes at sea. Ramon must face the Manta Diablo with another fisherman to bring prosperity to the village ..