Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

"One of the greatest American films... Masterful storytelling.  Danny Peary, Guide For The Film Fanatic

Editor's Note A good Joe, a bad egg and a fast-talking old coot team up to prospect for gold south of the border, but when the gold starts flowing, greed breeds badge-less bandits and mutual mistrust. A classic! Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor--Walter Huston, Best Screenplay.

	Alfonso Bedova
	Arturo Soto Rangel
	Barton MacLane
	Bruce Bennett
	Humphrey Bogart
	Manuel Donde
	Tim Holt
	Walter Huston
	Ted D. McCord - Cinematographer
	John Huston - Director
	Jack L. Warner - Executive Producer
	Max Steiner - Musical Score
	Henry Blanke - Producer

Three poverty-stricken dreamers head out to the Mexican mountains in search of gold. They find their booty, and, at first, their friendship grows along with their fortune. But then paranoia and greed begin to take over, endangering all they have managed to gain. Los Angeles Times
"...MADRE stars a flawless Humphrey Bogart..." 10/06/2003 p.C12

Chicago Sun-Times
"..It tells this story with gusto and Huston's love of male camaraderie..." 10/12/2003 p.4

Premiere
"Here Bogart runs the gamut of every unpleasant or dishonorable emotion imaginable -- and you never see him acting." 04/01/2004 p.72

Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
Excellent adaptation of B. Traven's tale of gold, greed, and human nature at its worst, with Bogart, Huston, and Holt as unlikely trio of prospectors. - Leonard Maltin