The Pearl (1947)
Directed by Emilio Fernández · 86 min · Drama, Adventure
26.3 TOPICAL score · #3,891 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Pearl (1947, directed by Emilio Fernández) has a TOPICAL score of 26.3 - ranked 3,891 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 4 awards from 4 nominations, including the National Film Registry. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (45 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (45 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 4 nominations - incl. National Film Registry; Ariel Award for Best Picture; Ariel Award for Best Direction
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,560 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Pedro Armendáriz (actor #1,457), María Elena Marqués, Fernando Wagner, Gilberto González