The Pearl
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
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.
- Year : 1947
- Country : Mexico
- Genre : Drama, Adventure
- Studio : Águila Films
- Keyword : husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, pearl
- Director : Emilio Fernández
- Cast : Pedro Armendáriz, María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González, Charles Rooner, Juan García