The Pearl
“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.
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Cast
19 people
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
Known for
From Russia with Love
3 Godfathers
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Also in
Romeo y Julieta
Doña Bárbara
Fernando Wagner
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Mr. Photographer
Gilberto González
Known for
The Atomic Fireman
Charles Rooner
Also in
Doña Bárbara
The Witch
Juan García
Known for
The Tall Men
The King of the Neighborhood
Alfonso Bedoya
Known for
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Big Country
Raúl Lechuga
Also in
Una mujer de Oriente
El cuarto mandamiento
Max Langler
Known for
You’re Missing the Point
Luz Alba
Also in
Sombrero
Sofia
Guillermo Calles
Known for
Los tres huastecos
Columba Domínguez
Known for
One for the Road
Emilio Fernández Director · John Steinbeck Screenplay Jack Wagner Screenplay
United States release February 17, 1948 · Produced in Mexico, United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Águila Films
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
Producciones Águila
Production
Mexico · United States
Produced in
La perla de la paz
Working title
Languages
Original title
La perla
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · September 12, 1947
Theatrical
United States · February 17, 1948
Theatrical · 77 min.
Italy
September 14, 1947 · Theatrical · Venice Film Festival
Russia
February 6, 1961 · Theatrical
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