1947
7.1 (43 votes)
1h 26m
Genres
Drama
Adventure
Production Companies
Águila Films
The Pearl (La perla)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Emilio Fernández
Screenplay: Emilio Fernández, Jack Wagner, John Steinbeck
Producer: Óscar Dancigers
Director of Photography: Gabriel Figueroa
Top Cast
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Gilberto González
Charles Rooner
Juan García
