|
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) 8.4
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 |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Drama
|
Thriller
|
Western
Director:
Delmer Daves
Stars:
Glenn Ford,
Van Heflin,
Felicia Farr
The Magnificent Seven
(1960)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
John Sturges
Stars:
Yul Brynner,
Eli Wallach,
Steve McQueen
The Outlaw Josey Wales
(1976)
Western
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars:
Clint Eastwood,
Chief Dan George,
Sondra Locke
True Grit
(1969)
Certificate: M
Adventure
|
Western
|
Drama
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Stars:
John Wayne,
Glen Campbell,
Kim Darby
El Dorado
(1966)
Western
Director:
Howard Hawks
Stars:
John Wayne,
Robert Mitchum,
James Caan
Dances with Wolves
(1990)
Adventure
|
Drama
|
Western
Director:
Kevin Costner
Stars:
Kevin Costner,
Mary McDonnell,
Graham Greene
The Searchers
(1956)
Western
Director:
John Ford
Stars:
John Wayne,
Jeffrey Hunter,
Vera Miles
Hombre
(1967)
Western
Director:
Martin Ritt
Stars:
Paul Newman,
Fredric March,
Richard Boone
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Action
|
Drama
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Stars:
Toshirô Mifune,
Takashi Shimura,
Keiko Tsushima
Apocalypto
(2006)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Mel Gibson
Stars:
Rudy Youngblood,
Dalia Hernández,
Raoul Trujillo
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Action
|
Adventure
Director:
Ronald Neame
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Ernest Borgnine,
Red Buttons
Certificate: M
Adventure
|
Biography
|
Crime
Director:
George Roy Hill
Stars:
Paul Newman,
Robert Redford,
Katharine Ross
Edit
Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | ||
| Walter Huston | ... | ||
| Tim Holt | ... | ||
| Bruce Bennett | ... | ||
| Barton MacLane | ... |
McCormick
(as Barton Mac Lane)
|
|
 |
Alfonso Bedoya | ... | |
|
|
Arturo Soto Rangel | ... |
Presidente
(as A. Soto Rangel)
|
|
|
Manuel Dondé | ... |
El Jefe
(as Manuel Donde)
|
|
|
José Torvay | ... |
Pablo
(as Jose Torvay)
|
|
|
Margarito Luna | ... | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
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>
Taglines:
The more he yearns for a woman's arms . . . the fiercer he lusts for the treasure that cursed them all! See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
24 January 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Treasure of Sierra Madre See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Edit
(1808) (uncredited)
Music traditional
Played on harmonica by Walter Huston
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
John Huston played one of his infamous practical jokes on Bruce Bennett in the campfire scene in which he eats a plate of stew. Bennett knew that his character was starving so he wolfed down the food as quickly as possible. Huston then demanded another take. And another. In both extra takes the rapidly filling-up Bennett again had to eat a large plate of stew. Unbeknownst to him, Huston had been happy with the first take. The cameras weren't even rolling for the second and the third. He just wanted to see how much food Bennett could lower before he became too stuffed. As soon as the joke was revealed, Huston added insult to injury by calling for a lunch break. See more »Goofs
There are background noises from wildlife in parts of the movie. One of which is the unmistakable call of the Australian kookaburra. See more »Soundtracks
"Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"(1808) (uncredited)
Music traditional
Played on harmonica by Walter Huston
See more »
This film made a huge impression on me when I first saw it at the age of 15 or 16. A recent rewatching on DVD really served to bring home for me what makes this film so special.
The whole thing is quite good, but it really hits you when Howard goes off to celebrate with the Indians, leaving Dobbs and Curtin to care for his gold and burros. The ensuing scenes of their spiraling mistrust and tension are absolutely spellbinding--the kind of thing that makes you lean forward in your seat just to get your eyes a little closer to the raw humanity unfolding in front of you. Their paranoia, the way you can SEE scenarios of betrayal dancing in their eyes, Dobbs' burgeoning madness--these are the moments that make this film one for the ages.
At its best, film noir (which this most certainly is--Western surroundings or no) makes the viewer complicit in the evil depicted on screen. We find ourselves scheming and plotting in our heads along with the unsavory characters we are watching--we start to feel the same temptations and desires that they do. "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" accomplishes this bond with the audience as well as any film you are likely to see.
A magnificent film--one of the few great screen tragedies.