The Pearl

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The Pearl

1947

1h 17m

Drama

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83%

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A poor fisherman finds a magnificent pearl, but has to face the thieves who want to take it from him.

Richard L. Coe

Washington Post

The Pearl is out of the ordinary and worth your while.

Sep 27, 2022

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Mildred Martin

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Pearl [is a] distinguished, haunting, visually superb dramatization of John Steinbeck's novelette, which was made by Mexican artists in Mexico.

Jul 19, 2021

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Kate Cameron

New York Daily News

The tale is told with simple effectiveness by the principal actors of the drama. Its artistry is achieved by striking photographic shots and the grouping of the characters in static attitudes, more appropriate to still photography than moving pictures.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 19, 2021

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Red Kann

Motion Picture Herald (Exhibitors Herald)

Pedro Armendariz, whose performance as the police lieutenant in The Fugitive was memorable for its incisive callousness, plays Kino and, for a second time in a somewhat different histrionic channel, again demonstrates dramatic virility and depth.

Sep 27, 2022

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Steve Perkins

Austin American-Statesman

The Pearl adds up as fairly dull movie fare, inasmuch as you’ve probably come in contact with this sort of thing before when it was done better.

Sep 27, 2022

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Moira Walsh

America Magazine

John Steinbeck's novelization of a fisherman's legend has been lovingly screened in the country of its setting with an English-speaking native cast including Pedro Armendariz and Maria Elena Marques.

Jul 19, 2021

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good based on john steinbeck short novel

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Una joya del cine mexicano respetaron lo mas importante del libro :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Espectaculares películas de la época de oro..

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Emilio Fernández

Director

Pedro Armendáriz

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María Elena Marqués

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Fernando Wagner

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Gilberto Gonzalez

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Charles Rooner

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Synopsis

A poor fisherman finds a magnificent pearl, but has to face the thieves who want to take it from him.

Director: Emilio Fernández
Screenwriter: Emilio Fernández
Production Co: Águila Films, Film Asociados Mexico-Americanos
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 17m