The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Emilio FernándezDirector
- Emilio FernándezScreenplay
- Jack WagnerScreenplay
- Antonio Díaz CondeOriginal Music Composer
- John SteinbeckScreenplay
Cast
- Pedro ArmendárizQuino
- María Elena MarquésJuana
- Fernando WagnerCast
- Gilberto GonzálezCast
- Charles RoonerCast
- Juan GarcíaCast
- Alfonso BedoyaCast
- Raúl LechugaCast
- Max LanglerCast
- Luz AlbaCast
- Guillermo CallesCast
- Columba DomínguezCast
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookpearl