La perla (1947)

Mexico, 87 min
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Basic facts

Original title La perla
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Mexico
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Spanish
Swedish release 1949-01-10

Cast

Pedro Armendáriz
Quino, pärlfiskare

María Elena Marqués
Juana, hans hustru

Fernando Wagner
den skurkaktige pärlhandlaren

Gilberto González
bandit

Charles Rooner
byläkaren

Juan García
bandit

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Titles

Original title
  • La perla
Swedish release title
  • Pärlan
Distribution title
  • The Pearl
Working title
  • La perla de la paz

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Line Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
First Assistant Cameraman
Assistant Cameraman
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra Leader
Make-up Supervisor
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Pedro Armendáriz Quino, pärlfiskare
María Elena Marqués Juana, hans hustru
Fernando Wagner den skurkaktige pärlhandlaren
Gilberto González bandit
Charles Rooner byläkaren
Juan García bandit
Alfonso Bedoya gudfadern till Quinos och Juanas lille son Juanito
Raúl Lechuga en annan pärlhandlare
Max Langler bonde
Enedina Díaz de León läkaren hushållerska
María Cuadros gudmodern
Beatriz Ramos krognymfen
Pepito Morillo
Enriqueta Reza
Luz Alba
Guillermo Calles
Victoria Sastre
Carlos Rodríguez
Andrés Huesca y sus Costeños
Irma Torres
Columba Domínguez
Manuel Dondé
Margarito Luna

Companies

Production Company Águila Films S.A.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) RKO Radio Films AB 1949
Other Company RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1947 (copyrightbolag och distributör i USA)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 73666
Date 1948-05
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2110 meters
Notes Visningskopior: 2200 meter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2380 meter
Length in minutes 87 min


Original work

Original title The Pearl (Short novel)
Author John Steinbeck


Production location

Mexico 1945-10-15 1945-12
Estudios Churubusco-Azteca S.A. Mexico City (ateljé)
Puerto Margués Acapulco (exteriörer)
Pie de la Cuestra Acapulco (exteriörer)
Sabana (exteriörer)
Tepoztlan (exteriörer)
Cuernavaca (exteriörer)
Texcoco (exteriörer)

Release dates

First showing 1947-09-12 México Mexico City Mexico 87 min
Release in Sweden 1949-01-10 Sture Stockholm Sweden 80 min
TV showing 1961-05-10 TV Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title El gusto


Original title La bamba
Musical Arrangement Trad


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2350


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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