The Pearl

1947 PG-13 1h 26m

7.2 / 10 45

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7.2/10

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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.

Director Emilio Fernández

Writers

John Steinbeck Emilio Fernández Jack Wagner

Stars

Pedro Armendáriz María Elena Marqués Fernando Wagner

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John Chard 27 Jul 2019

8/10

This is a story that old men tell to children. They aren't sure where it happened or when. The Pearl is directed by Emilio Fernández and John Steinbeck co-adapts his own novella of the same name with Fernández and Jack Wagner. It stars Pedro Armendariz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González, Juan García and Charles Rooner. Music is by Antonio Díaz Conde and cinematography by G...