The Pearl

The Pearl (1947)

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

TMDb

7.1

12/09/1947 • 1h 26m
original-title

La perla

status

Released

production-companies

Águila Films

original-language

Spanish

budget

-

revenue

-

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.

production-countries

Mexico

spoken-languages

Spanish

English

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