
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