The Black Pearl (1977)
His fabulous treasure turned into sheer terror!
95 min
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 ..
- Release date
- August 1, 1977
- Country of origin
- Spain, United States
Cast
- Carlos Estrada as Blas
- Perla Cristal as Mrs. Salazar
- Mario Custodio as Ramón
- Emilio Rodríguez as Padre Gallardo
- Carl Anderson as Moro
- Jorge Rigaud as Pearl Expert
- Rafael Cabarcos as Child
- Aldo Sambrell as Sailor
- Ricardo Palacios as Merchant
- José Crespo as Merchant
Crew
- Saul Swimmer · Director
- Victor Miller · Writer
- Scott O'Dell · Writer
- Antonio Recoder · Writer
- Rodney Sheldon · Writer
- Saul Swimmer · Producer
- Stan Torchia · Producer
- Eumir Deodato · Composer
- Manuel Berenguer · Cinematographer
- Howard Lester · Editor