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- 1948
- Approved
- 2 h 6 m
- 1948
- Approved
- 2 h 6 m
Summary Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Directed By: John Huston
Written By: B. Traven, John Huston
- 1948
- Approved
- 2 h 6 m
- 1948
- Approved
- 2 h 6 m
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
98
8.0
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Summary Fred Dobbs and Bob Curtin, two Americans searching for work in Mexico, convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
Directed By: John Huston
Written By: B. Traven, John Huston
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
9 Reviews
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10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
98
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
One of the strongest of all American movies...The picture is emotionally memorable, though - it has a powerful cumulative effect; when it's over you know you've seen something.
One of the best things Hollywood has done since it learned to talk; and the movie can take a place, without blushing, among the best ever made.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 141 User Ratings
8.0
86% Positive
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
7% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 141 User Ratings
8.0
86% Positive
121 Ratings
121 Ratings
7% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
The best, GREATEST thrilling movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: Humphrey Bogart as Fred C. Dobbs! And the best movie quote ever spoken: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" And the best movie score ever composed!
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Remember that Treasure of Sierra Madre was a movie made under a context where gaves value to text and plot, which doesn't an exception here, beyond fit and well-tied form, here we got some demonstrations of loyalty, corruption, poverty and everything else that defines more-than-one individuals human relationship
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Arguably John Huston's greatest film, this powerful study of masculinity under pressure retains its power.
Mr. Huston has shaped a searching drama of the collision of civilization's vicious greeds with the instinct for self-preservation in an environment where all the barriers are down. And, by charting the moods of his prospectors after they have hit a vein of gold, he has done a superb illumination of basic characteristics in men. One might almost reckon that he has filmed an intentional comment here upon the irony of avarice in individuals and in nations today...But don't let this note of intelligence distract your attention from the fact that Mr. Huston is putting it over in a most vivid and exciting action display.
Like "The Searchers", this is so brilliant that the only real effect of the other versions is to make you want to watch the original again.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is as enduring a classic as has ever come out of Hollywood, and arguably among the greatest, but the film is admittedly not without its share of rough spots.
Outrageously Oscar-seeking performances like actor Huston's, coupled with director Huston's comparative conviction with action sequences, work against any yearning for significance. There's a quite enjoyable yarn buried under the hollow laughter.
Compared to the movies of today, this holds up really well. A breath of fresh air from a good classic. Water is more valuable than gold when your'e a hundred miles from nowhere. Would you rather be a rich dead man or a living poor one with water & food scraps?
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procrastinating the humane accuracy and lunacy..
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
4 Out Of 5
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre is a tale about three partners going after the treasure and the irrevocable journey or adventure that it brings along with it. The inner politics depicted among the greedy friends and the good old "morality" conflicts that it raises, is the ingenious yet simply sensible take of the makers especially when the heat is communicated directly to the audience, it gets better as it ages on screen. It is rich on technical aspects like sound effects, background score, editing and art design. The primary reason the feature offers a satisfactory outcome is that not only is it unpredictable but is justifying with genuine reasoning which is the soul in here. The structure of the script may be familiar but its additional and side characters does make it worth keeping the audience engaged offering them enough work and art to explore in it. John Houston; the screenwriter-director, uses its smart adaptation wisely and brilliant execution skills on creating the anticipated vision on screen. The performance is decently acted by Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt but the real gem of the feature is Walter Houston who gives a memorable performance as a supporting cast. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre is an interesting take on morality while procrastinating the humane accuracy and lunacy on its backdrop that ticks loud and clear all through the way.
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Une vieillerie chiante comme la pluie et pour cause, il s’agit d’une daube de John Huston, spécialiste émérite en la matière, la matière dont sont faites les daubes cinemerdographiques, à savoir les sales films de merde dont il avait le secret mais aussi la recette imparable !
Aussi, ne sommes-nous point étonné de nous endormir dès les premières minutes du film, un film incongru d’ailleurs, vu que les immigrés ici sont américains et émigrent… vers le Mexique ! on est dans les années 20 mais quand même, la grande dépression n’est pas encore là.
On y suit en tout cas l’excellent Bogart en clodo involontaire qui rame comme un crevard et traîne dans le pays sous-développé comme uin traîne-savate en compagnie d’ailleurs d’autres ‘compatriotes’ même si certains ont réussi et pètent dans la soie… quoi qu’il en soit, le voici qui se remet au boulot et s’en va chercher un trésor dans la Sierra Madre à ce qu’il paraît…
Mais nous avons déjà arrêté les frais depuis longtemps (déjà), car cette chienlit est d’une lenteur à faire mourir de honte une tortue fatiguée ! à laquelle nous pissons à la raie (si elle avait une raie) parce que franchement (avec l’accent très marseillais) on s’en bat les couilles de tout ça et notamment des sales films de merde. Dommage pour Bogart mais de toute évidence, tout le monde peut se tromper. D’ailleurs, je crois bien qu’il ne roulait pas en Golf.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
