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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

126 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   24 January 1948 (USA)
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Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

John Huston (screen play), B. Traven (based on the novel by)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart ...
Walter Huston Walter Huston ...
Tim Holt Tim Holt ...
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett ...
Barton MacLane Barton MacLane ...
McCormick (as Barton Mac Lane)
Alfonso Bedoya Alfonso Bedoya ...
Arturo Soto Rangel Arturo Soto Rangel ...
Presidente (as A. Soto Rangel)
Manuel Dondé Manuel Dondé ...
El Jefe (as Manuel Donde)
José Torvay José Torvay ...
Pablo (as Jose Torvay)
Margarito Luna Margarito Luna ...
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Storyline

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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Gold | Prospector | Tampico Mexico | Greed  | See more »

Taglines:

Storming to a New High in High Adventure ! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Treasure of Sierra Madre See more »

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,800,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The fight scene in the cantina took five days to shoot. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Fighting their way through the bush, Dobbs passes through a section where the branches have been cut by Howard in front. Then around 10 seconds later the shot of Howard actually cutting through that section is shown. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dobbs: Say buddy, will you stake a fellow Am...
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Connections

Remade as Wet Gold (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
(1808) (uncredited)
Music traditional
Played on harmonica by Walter Huston See more »