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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

  • 19481948
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
124K
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POPULARITY
4,930
251
Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
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Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
124K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,930
251
  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • John Huston(screenplay)
    • B. Traven(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Walter Huston
    • Tim Holt
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  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writers
    • John Huston(screenplay)
    • B. Traven(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Walter Huston
    • Tim Holt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 310User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
    • 98Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #147
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 16 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Fred C. Dobbs
    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Howard
    Tim Holt
    Tim Holt
    • Curtin
    Bruce Bennett
    Bruce Bennett
    • Cody
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Pat McCormick
    • (as Barton Mac Lane)
    Alfonso Bedoya
    Alfonso Bedoya
    • Gold Hat
    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
    • Pancho
    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets
    • (uncredited)
    Guillermo Calles
    • Mexican Storeowner
    • (uncredited)
    Roberto Cañedo
    Roberto Cañedo
    • Mexican Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Chan
    Spencer Chan
    • Proprietor
    • (uncredited)
    Jacqueline Dalya
    Jacqueline Dalya
    • Flashy Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • Flophouse Bum
    • (uncredited)
    Ernesto Escoto
    • Mexican Bandit
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writers
      • John Huston(screenplay)
      • B. Traven(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In his Oscar acceptance speech, Walter Huston said, "Many, many years ago, I brought up a boy and I said to him, 'Son, if you ever become a writer, try to write a good part for your old man sometime'. Well, by cracky, that's what he did!"
    • Goofs
      Although set in the 1920s, many of the cars on the streets of Tampico are of 1930s and 1940s vintage.
    • Quotes

      Gold Hat: Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Screen Writer (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
      (1808) (uncredited)

      Music traditional

      Played on harmonica by Walter Huston

    User reviews310

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Bogart and the Stinking Badges
    Two penniless Americans (Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt) during the 1920s in Mexico join with an old-timer (Walter Huston, the director's father) to prospect for gold. The old-timer accurately predicts trouble, but is willing to go anyway. The film is fictional, but presents a very realistic scenario: By the 1920s the violence of the Mexican Revolution had largely subsided, although scattered gangs of bandits continued to terrorize the countryside. The newly established post-revolution government relied on the effective, but ruthless, Federal Police, commonly known as the Federales, to patrol remote areas and dispose of the bandits. Foreigners, like the three American prospectors, were at very real risk of being killed by the bandits if their paths crossed. The bandits, likewise, were given little more than a "last cigarette" by the army units after capture, even having to dig their own graves first.

    The film shows the Americans doing just about anything for money: drilling oil, digging for gold, begging and more. And once gold comes into the picture, the men who once claimed they were not greedy see things differently. Bogart actually goes mad, after he gets greedy and paranoid... during which he encounters a gila monster! The most memorable scene of this film involves the bandits, who don't need any "stinking badges". While the line is much more quotable in "Blazing Saddles", we couldn't have "Blazing Saddles" (or "UHF") without this film... just about everyone, even those who never saw or heard of "Sierra Madre", knows the badges line.

    Humphrey Bogart's best film is probably "Casablanca", but this one features him in a nice, rough exterior. Yes, sometimes leading men have beards and are covered in dirt. Pretty boys do not stay pretty boys after digging in the hills, or at least that wouldn't be realistic. This film does a fine job trying to "keep it real", so we have to commend Huston not only on his directing, but his wonderful location scouting.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Treasure of Sierra Madre
    • Filming locations
      • Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,014,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $144,074
      • Jan 14, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,014,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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