The Pearl (1947)
1h 26m
Running Time
September 12, 1947Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Tratante de perlas
Gilberto González
Esbirro tratante
Charles Rooner
Doctor
Juan García
Esbirro tratante
Alfonso Bedoya
Compadre
Raúl Lechuga
Max Langler
Luz Alba
Actress
Richard Anderson
Actor
José Arratia
Tratante de perlas
Guillermo Calles
Emilio Fernández
Director
John Steinbeck
Writer
Jack Wagner
Writer
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Antonio Díaz Conde
Composer
Gabriel Figueroa
Cinematographer
Gloria Schoemann
Editor
Armando Meyer
Makeup Artist
Ignacio Villareal
Assistant Director
Javier Torres Torija
Production Design
James L. Fields
Sound Director
Nicolás de la Rosa
Sound Recordist
Galdino R. Samperio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Federico Amérigo
Production Director
Alberto A. Ferrer
Production Manager
Jesús Marín
Script Supervisor
Victor Lewis
Sound Editor
Ignacio Romero
Assistant Camera
Pablo Ríos
Assistant Camera
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 12, 1947
Original NameLa perla
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Filming LocationsMexico
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
wife husband relationship
pearl
Wiki.
La perla (The Pearl) is a 1947 Mexican-American film directed by Emilio Fernández. It is based on the 1947 novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Fernández and Jack Wagner.
In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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