The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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Originally released as motion picture in 1948.
Based on the novel by B. Traven.
Special features: feature-length commentary by Erix Lax, co-author of Bogart; Warner night at the movies 1948, introduced by Leonard Maltin (Key Largo theatrical trailer, newsreel, comedy short subject So you want to be a detective, Merrie Melodies cartoon Hot cross bunny); Humphrey Bogart trailer gallery; Discovering Treasure, the story of The treasure of the Sierra Madre; Looney Tunes short 8 ball bunny; cast/crew, dressed-set photos, storyboards, and publicity materials galleries; Lux Radio Theater April 18, 1949 broadcast of The treasure of the Sierra Madre (audio only).
Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya.
Two down-and-out Americans in Mexico meet a grizzled old prospector who piques their interest with stories of his gold-hunting experiences. The Americans gather a stake and set off with the old prospector in search of fortune.
DVD ; NTSC (Region 1) ; Full screen ; dual-layer format ; Dolby Digital mono.
Contents: Schatz der Sierra Madre.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Bogie at his best submitted by kencza on August 6, 2019, 12:00am For those too young to appreciate Bogart, these are the roles and kind of films he built legend around. "Casablanca" was not his only film. Great acting and a constant tension made this one of my favorites. A great supporting cast too.

Watched it again after many years submitted by ccrose on October 16, 2020, 10:56pm I knew I had some reason to remember bits and pieces of this movie but watching it again reminded me how well done it was. Written and directed by John Huston with top role for his aging father, actor Walter Huston, was brilliant. Son won Academy Award for directing and his father won for best supporting actor. The story is a tangle of men needing money in the worst way and the whiff of gold in the Sierras. The triangle of Bogart, Tim Holt and Walter Huston, builds a tension as they pan for gold. It was filmed on location (whew, really hot place). There’s plenty of unscrupulous men woven throughout. It must have been a labor of love for John Huston, determined to give his father a chance to have a memorable role before he died.. So glad I watched it again.

A great film submitted by mandevil on January 5, 2021, 7:27pm Bogie is fantastic and Walter Huston, father of Director John Huston gives a great performance.

Great Acting submitted by SaraP on July 26, 2022, 1:12pm While it's well acted and definitely worth watching a few times, it also kind of drags a little.

Excellent submitted by RebeccaWittekindt on July 20, 2023, 11:03am My favorite Bogart movie. Great seeing him become more unhinged.

The real National Treasure submitted by tarascon on January 18, 2024, 12:29pm One of the best.