The Treasure of Sierra Madre

United States, 1948

Film
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John Huston won Academy Awards both as director and writer of this film. Based on B. Traven’s novel, it reveals the effects of greed and the lure of sudden wealth on three penniless prospectors. Humphrey Bogart, as Fred C. Dobbs, gives one of the best performances of his career. We watch him change from a likeable drifter into a man capable of killing his best friend in cold blood.

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Credits

director

John Huston

producer

Henry Blanke

production company

Warner Bros Pictures

Duration

02:06:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1948

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304780

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q251559

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