The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)
starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane
directed by: John Huston
directed by: John Huston
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Tale of gold greed and human nature at its worst in the wilds of mexico.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/03/2006Starring: Humphrey Bogart Tim HoltRun time: 126 minutesRating: NrDirector: John Huston
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Ranked at No. 30 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 all-time greatest American films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a genuine masterpiece that was, ironically, a box-office failure when released in 1948. At that time audiences didn't accept Humphrey Bogart in a role that was intentionally unappealing, but time has proven this to be one of Bogart's very best performances. It's a grand adventure and a superior character study built around the timeless themes of greed and moral corruption. As adapted by writer-director John Huston (from a novel by enigmatic author B. Traven) it became a definitive treatment of fate and futility in the obsessive pursuit of wealth. Bogart plays Fred C. Dobbs, a down-and-out wage-worker in Mexico who stakes his meager earnings on a gold-prospecting expedition to the Sierra mountains. He's joined by a grizzled old prospector (Walter Huston, the director's father) and a young, no-nonsense partner (Tim Holt), and when they strike a rich vein of gold, the movie becomes an observant study of wretched human behavior. Bogart is fiercely intense as his character grows increasingly paranoid and violent; Huston offers a compelling contrast as a weathered miner who's seen how gold can turn men into monsters.
From its lively opening scenes (featuring young Robert Blake as a boy selling lottery tickets) to its final, devastating image of fateful irony, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre tells an unforgettable story of tragedy and truth. With dialogue that has been etched into the cultural consciousness (who can forget the Mexican bandit who snarls "I don't have to show you any stinking badges!") and well-earned Oscars for John and Walter Huston, this is an American classic that still packs a punch. --Jeff Shannon
Tale of gold greed and human nature at its worst in the wilds of mexico.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 10/03/2006Starring: Humphrey Bogart Tim HoltRun time: 126 minutesRating: NrDirector: John Huston
Amazon.com essential video:
Ranked at No. 30 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 all-time greatest American films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a genuine masterpiece that was, ironically, a box-office failure when released in 1948. At that time audiences didn't accept Humphrey Bogart in a role that was intentionally unappealing, but time has proven this to be one of Bogart's very best performances. It's a grand adventure and a superior character study built around the timeless themes of greed and moral corruption. As adapted by writer-director John Huston (from a novel by enigmatic author B. Traven) it became a definitive treatment of fate and futility in the obsessive pursuit of wealth. Bogart plays Fred C. Dobbs, a down-and-out wage-worker in Mexico who stakes his meager earnings on a gold-prospecting expedition to the Sierra mountains. He's joined by a grizzled old prospector (Walter Huston, the director's father) and a young, no-nonsense partner (Tim Holt), and when they strike a rich vein of gold, the movie becomes an observant study of wretched human behavior. Bogart is fiercely intense as his character grows increasingly paranoid and violent; Huston offers a compelling contrast as a weathered miner who's seen how gold can turn men into monsters.
From its lively opening scenes (featuring young Robert Blake as a boy selling lottery tickets) to its final, devastating image of fateful irony, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre tells an unforgettable story of tragedy and truth. With dialogue that has been etched into the cultural consciousness (who can forget the Mexican bandit who snarls "I don't have to show you any stinking badges!") and well-earned Oscars for John and Walter Huston, this is an American classic that still packs a punch. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - Yes! This dusty old movie is a real treasure
I just watched it for the second time, in two days, and enjoyed it even more than the first time!The story has the right amount of dialog, action, interesting scenery and it also has a great plot. Bogart is great in his role as an ordinary man who becomes morally twisted by temptations of riches of gold from the dry mountains of Mexico. Tim Holt plays Curtin, his bland but steady partner. But my personal favorite figure in the movie was Howard, the older prospector who is basically at the center ... Read More
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- No Stinkin' Badges Here!Bogart Best!
The Treasure of Sierra Madre, I was afraid, was going to be a typical '40s western.Wrong!We're introduced to a down and out American bumming off money and who gets hornswaggled by a labor contractor; great build-up by Director John Huston.
We find our boys catching gold fever and though at the beginning of the film we find Bogie saying he can leave it all for a few thousand, when the gold bags start piling up, he gets more paranoid, anxious, and "who needs a conscience anyway!"... Read More
Rating: - treasure of sierra madre cd
If you like Humphrey bogart; you'll love this classic movie; would recommend; great addition to my collection
Rating: - Bogart and Huston's Greatest Work
Few film's achieve perfection and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is in that rarified class.Ostensibly this is an adventure story but at it's core it is an allegory of desperation and greed.The thing that puts chills in my spine is that Fred C. Dobbs, masterfully played by Humphrey Bogart who in my mind gives his finest performance, is not an exception in what the potential of new-gotten gains can do to the unsuspecting heart.Walter Huston deservedly won the Oscar for his portrayal of Howard, ... Read More
Rating: - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)
ESSENTIAL MOVIE!!! The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a timeless story about greed & distrust. The story takes place in Mexico in the early part of the twentieth century. Fred C. Dobbs (Bogart) is a down-on-his-luck American bumming his way through every day. He will barely work & it's easy to see he's not a nice person. The director, John Huston, has a cameo role as an American who Dobbs puts the bite on three times in the same day.
Dobbs meets Curtin (Tim Holt) who become co-workers for ... Read More
- Yes! This dusty old movie is a real treasureI just watched it for the second time, in two days, and enjoyed it even more than the first time!The story has the right amount of dialog, action, interesting scenery and it also has a great plot. Bogart is great in his role as an ordinary man who becomes morally twisted by temptations of riches of gold from the dry mountains of Mexico. Tim Holt plays Curtin, his bland but steady partner. But my personal favorite figure in the movie was Howard, the older prospector who is basically at the center ... Read More
- No Stinkin' Badges Here!Bogart Best!The Treasure of Sierra Madre, I was afraid, was going to be a typical '40s western.Wrong!We're introduced to a down and out American bumming off money and who gets hornswaggled by a labor contractor; great build-up by Director John Huston.
We find our boys catching gold fever and though at the beginning of the film we find Bogie saying he can leave it all for a few thousand, when the gold bags start piling up, he gets more paranoid, anxious, and "who needs a conscience anyway!"... Read More
- treasure of sierra madre cdIf you like Humphrey bogart; you'll love this classic movie; would recommend; great addition to my collection
- Bogart and Huston's Greatest WorkFew film's achieve perfection and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" is in that rarified class.Ostensibly this is an adventure story but at it's core it is an allegory of desperation and greed.The thing that puts chills in my spine is that Fred C. Dobbs, masterfully played by Humphrey Bogart who in my mind gives his finest performance, is not an exception in what the potential of new-gotten gains can do to the unsuspecting heart.Walter Huston deservedly won the Oscar for his portrayal of Howard, ... Read More
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Two-Disc Special Edition)ESSENTIAL MOVIE!!! The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a timeless story about greed & distrust. The story takes place in Mexico in the early part of the twentieth century. Fred C. Dobbs (Bogart) is a down-on-his-luck American bumming his way through every day. He will barely work & it's easy to see he's not a nice person. The director, John Huston, has a cameo role as an American who Dobbs puts the bite on three times in the same day.
Dobbs meets Curtin (Tim Holt) who become co-workers for ... Read More
