The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
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Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.
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... Fred C. Dobbs
... Howard
... Bob Curtin
... James Cody
... Pat McCormick
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Fantastic movie with great cast and a thrilling story. Bogart performs great.
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Release Date:
1948-01-15
Run Time:
126 min
MMPA Rating:
NR
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Fantastic movie with great cast and a thrilling story. Bogart performs great.
I wanted something very special to be my 5,000th film (at least to my horrible memory and to my stats on IMDb), and so after brazen and intense thought, I decided on a later-than-expected watch of a classic from Bogart's association with John Huston. I say later than expected because I bought the immaculate 24-film Humphrey Bogart Collection, which was supposed to have it on its 12 double-sided DVDs, but it accidentally had, in its place, the special features disc, which held excellent feature-length documentaries on both John Huston and the making of the film. Thus I waited until recently, when I found the blu for a very good price and went for it.
It was worth the wait. The ultimate tale of sordid greed. Without going into detail or spoilers, everyone got exactly what they deserved. My only qualm is that after a splendid cameo by the director (whom when I think of that aspect of his career, I will always fondly think of 'Chinatown'), I was hoping we'd end up seeing more of his character. That would have been even more wonderful for me.
Hopefully I will see and rate another 5,000--and I'm very curious if and when I do, what film I'll choose for THAT milestone...
Cast & Crew of
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Cast
... Fred C. Dobbs
... Howard
... Bob Curtin
... James Cody
... Pat McCormick
... Gold Hat
... El Presidente
... El Jefe
... Pablo
... Pancho
... Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
... Mexican Storeowner (uncredited)
... Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
... Proprietor (uncredited)
... Flashy Girl (uncredited)
... Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
... Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
... Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick (uncredited)
... Railroad Conductor (uncredited)
... Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
... American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
... Indian (uncredited)
... Child (uncredited)
... Barber (uncredited)
... Howard's Assistant (uncredited)
... Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)
... Workman at Pier (uncredited)
... Indian (uncredited)
... Indian (uncredited)
... Bartender (uncredited)
... Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
... Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Crew
... Executive Producer
... Director of Photography
... Editor
... Original Music Composer
... Makeup Artist
... Stunts
... Sound
... Screenplay
... Director
... Set Decoration
... Producer
... Sound
... Music Director
... Novel
... Production Manager
... Special Effects
... Stunts
... Special Effects
... Makeup Artist
... Art Direction
... Special Effects
... Makeup Artist
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Sound Recordist
... Orchestrator
... Still Photographer
... Other
... Other
... Hairstylist
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