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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

8.0

Released January 15, 1948Runtime 2h 6min

The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Western

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $3,800,000
Revenue: $4,307,000
Profit/Loss: $507,000

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Cast

Humphrey BogartFred C. Dobbs

Walter HustonHoward

Tim HoltBob Curtin

Bruce BennettJames Cody

Barton MacLanePat McCormick

Alfonso BedoyaGold Hat

Arturo Soto RangelEl Presidente

Manuel DondéEl Jefe

José TorvayPablo

Robert BlakeMexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)

Roberto CañedoMexican Lieutenant (uncredited)

Jacqueline DalyaFlashy Girl (uncredited)

Ralph DunnFlophouse Bum (uncredited)

Pat FlahertyCustomer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick (uncredited)

Martín GarralagaRailroad Conductor (uncredited)

Jack HoltFlophouse Bum (uncredited)

John HustonAmerican in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

Julian RiveroBarber (uncredited)

Jay SilverheelsIndian Guide at Pier (uncredited)

Ray SpikerWorkman at Pier (uncredited)

Harry J. VejarBartender (uncredited)

Clifton YoungFlophouse Bum (uncredited)

Margarito LunaPancho

Guillermo CallesMexican Storeowner (uncredited)

Spencer ChanProprietor (uncredited)

Ernesto EscotoMexican Bandit (uncredited)

Francisco IslasIndian (uncredited)

Mario MancillaChild (uncredited)

ValdespinoIndian (uncredited)

Ildefonso VegaIndian (uncredited)

Ignacio VillalbazoMexican Bandit (uncredited)

Ángela RodríguezHoward's Assistant

Crew

John HustonDirector

John PrettymanAssistant Director

Richard MayberyAssistant Director

B. TravenNovel

John HustonScreenplay

Henry BlankeProducer

Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer

Don AlvaradoProduction Manager

Owen MarksEditor

Ted D. McCordDirector of Photography

Leo F. ForbsteinMusic Director

Perc WestmoreMakeup Artist

Fred M. MacLeanSet Decoration

Hans F. KoenekampSpecial Effects

Mac JulianStill Photographer

William C. McGannSpecial Effects

Murray CutterOrchestrator

Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

John HughesArt Direction

Monty WestmoreMakeup Artist

Frank McCoyMakeup Artist

Eddie CravenSpecial Effects

David SharpeStunts

Edward UllmanSound Recordist

Robert B. LeeSound

Rafael Ruiz EsparzaSound

Harvey ParryStunts

Ernesto A. RomeroOther

Antonio ArriagaOther

Betty DelmontHairstylist

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Reviews

by Andres Gomez

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 i...

by tmdb28039023

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a film whose pleasures lie in the ‘how’ as opposed to the ‘what.’ Not long into the movie, Howard (Walter Huston) spells out the plot in broad strokes: “Never knew a prospector yet that died rich … going with a partner or two is dangerous. Murder's always lurkin'...

by Filipe Manuel Neto

**An excellent film that deserves to be remembered today, more than seventy years later.** It's curious to see a film where a group of Americans go to Mexico to experience in Mexican lands what many Mexicans now go through in the USA: hunger, unemployment and difficulties in surviving. However, ...