The Pearl

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

Released
1947
1h 26min
44 votes
DramaAdventure

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

La perla

Langue originale

ES

Langues parlées

Spanish

English

Production

Compagnies de production

Águila Films

RKO Radio Pictures

Pays de production

Mexico

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Mots-clés

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookpearl