The Pearl - 1947

The Pearl 1947 Directed by Emilio Fernández La perla

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

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.

Country Mexico

Production Country Mexico

Language Spanish

Spoken Languages English , Spanish

Gneres Adventure , Drama

Production Companies RKO Radio Pictures , Águila Films

Release Date 12 September 1947

86 mins