The Pearl (1947)
La perla
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
85 min
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.
- Release date
- September 12, 1947
- Country of origin
- United States, Mexico
Where to watch
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Cast
- Pedro Armendáriz as Quino
- María Elena Marqués as Juana
- Fernando Wagner as Tratante de perlas
- Gilberto González as Esbirro tratante
- Charles Rooner as Doctor
- Juan García as Esbirro tratante
- Alfonso Bedoya as Compadre
- Raúl Lechuga
- Max Langler
- Guillermo Calles
- Columba Domínguez
- Margarito Luna
- Pepita Morillo
- Beatriz Ramos
- Enriqueta Reza
- Irma Torres
- Luz Alba
- Richard Anderson
- José Arratia as Tratante de perlas
Crew
- Emilio Fernández · Director
- John Steinbeck · Writer
- Emilio Fernández · Writer
- Jack Wagner · Writer
- Óscar Dancigers · Producer
- Antonio Díaz Conde · Composer
- Gabriel Figueroa · Cinematographer
- Gloria Schoemann · Editor