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12/09/1947 Drama, Adventure 1h 26m
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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.

  1. Emilio Fernández

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Pedro Armendáriz

    Quino

  2. María Elena Marqués

    Juana

  3. Fernando Wagner

  4. Gilberto González

  5. Charles Rooner

  6. Juan García

  7. Alfonso Bedoya

  8. Raúl Lechuga

  9. Max Langler

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-07-27
This is a story that old men tell to children. They aren't sure where it happened or when.

The Pearl is directed by Emilio Fernández and John Steinbeck co-adapts his own novella of the same name with Fernández and Jack Wagner. It stars Pedro Armendariz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González, Juan García and Charles Rooner. Music is by Antonio Díaz Conde and cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa.

We are in La Paz, Mexico, and when Quino and Juana's son is stung by a scorpion the couple are anguished by not having the finances to pay for medical treatment. Hope spring...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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