Released
The Pearl
September 12 1947 (about 77 years ago)Rating
71
Based on
43 reviews
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
- Director: Emilio Fernández
- Writers: Jack Wagner, Emilio Fernández, John Steinbeck
- Genres: Drama, Adventure
- Runtime: 1 h 26 m
- Country: Mexico
- Company: Águila Films
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.
