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Macmillan, 1967 - Fiction - 308 pages. The Treasure of Sierra Madre is the literary masterpiece for America's pop mythology of the Wild West. A savagely ironic novel, it follows the rugged adventure of three Americans hunting for gold in the mountains of Mexico who find themselves caught in a morality tale of greed and betrayal.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Directed by John Huston. With Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett. 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.
Actor wise, Treasure of the Sierra Madre turns the clock back to the 1930s, putting the director's father Walter Huston in a starring role, and casting Humphrey Bogart as a seedy villain. The cast is rounded off by the too-little-seen Tim Holt. All three of them are spot on.
The Treasure of Sierra Madre DVD special features include: Disc One: - Commentary by author/Bogart biographer Eric Lax - Warner Night at the Movies (1948), introduced by Leonard Maltin, includes: - Key Largo Theatrical Trailer - Vintage Newsreel (1948) - So You Want to be a Detective, 1948 Warner Bros. short - Hot Cross Bunny, 1948 Looney Tunes ...
Mar 10, 2013 · The film was based on the book “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” written by the enigmatic socialist author B. Traven in 1927. Huston originally planned to film it for Warner Bros in 1941 ...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Jump to Academy Awards, USA (4) BAFTA Awards (1) Golden Globes, USA (3) National Board of Review, USA (3) National Film Preservation Board, USA (1) New York Film Critics Circle Awards (3) Venice Film Festival (2) Writers Guild of America, USA (2) Online Film & Television Association (1)
First National Picture. Based on the novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B. Traven (New York, 1935). In 1925, in Tampico, Mexico, down-and-out Fred C. Dobbs is hired to work in an oil field, where he meets another American named Curtin. After the job is finished, Dobbs and Curtin head for a flophouse for the night.
