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The Pearl
The Pearl

The Pearl

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

Genres

DramaAdventure

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

12 September 1947

Country

Mexico

Cast

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro Armendáriz

Quino

María Elena Marqués

María Elena Marqués

Juana

Fernando Wagner

Fernando Wagner

Gilberto González

Gilberto González

Charles Rooner

Charles Rooner

Juan García

Juan García

Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

Raúl Lechuga

Raúl Lechuga

Max Langler

Max Langler

Luz Alba

Luz Alba

Guillermo Calles

Guillermo Calles

Columba Domínguez

Columba Domínguez

Andrés Huesca

Andrés Huesca

Margarito Luna

Margarito Luna

Pepita Morillo

Pepita Morillo

Beatriz Ramos

Beatriz Ramos

Enriqueta Reza

Enriqueta Reza

Victoria Sastre

Victoria Sastre

Irma Torres

Irma Torres

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