
The Pearl
Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
- Release Date
- 1947-09-12
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
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.

