The Pearl (1947)
12/09/1947
Drama, Adventure
1h 26m
- 71% (43 votes)
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Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
Overview
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
- Emilio FernándezDirector, Screenplay
- Jack WagnerScreenplay
- John SteinbeckScreenplay
Original Title
La perla
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- pearl
Top Billed Cast
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Gilberto González
Charles Rooner
Juan García
Alfonso Bedoya
Raúl Lechuga
Max Langler
Luz Alba
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