The Pearl (film)

La perla
U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emilio Fernández
Screenplay by	John Steinbeck Emilio Fernández Jack Wagner
Based on	The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Produced by	Oscar Dancigers
Starring	Pedro Armendáriz María Elena Marqués Fernando Wagner Charles Rooner
Cinematography	Gabriel Figueroa
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Antonio Díaz Conde
Production companies	Águila Films RKO Radio Pictures Film Asociados Mexico-Americanos
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures Películas Mexicanas (Peli-Mex)
Release dates	September 12, 1947 (1947-09-12) (Mexico) February 17, 1948 (1948-02-17) (United States)
Running time	77 minutes
Countries	Mexico United States
Languages	2 versions: Spanish English
Budget	$300,000[1]

La perla (The Pearl) is a 1947 Mexican-American film directed by Emilio Fernández. It is based on the 1947 novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Fernández and Jack Wagner.

In 2002, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".