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An exceptional motion picture, both in content and genesis, is the beautiful and disturbing filmization of John Steinbeck's novelette, The Pearl.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The Pearl
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
1947 · 1h 26m · APPROVED
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Emilio Fernández
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The Pearl
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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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