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The Pearl(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-09-12
71%
43 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Águila Films
Movie: The Pearl
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Juan García
Alfonso Bedoya
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