Movie
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Overview
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-01-15
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Fred C. Dobbs
- Walter Huston as Howard
- Tim Holt as Bob Curtin
- Bruce Bennett as James Cody
- Barton MacLane as Pat McCormick
- Alfonso Bedoya as Gold Hat
- Arturo Soto Rangel as El Presidente
- Manuel Dondé as El Jefe
- José Torvay as Pablo
- Robert Blake as Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
- Roberto Cañedo as Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Jacqueline Dalya as Flashy Girl (uncredited)
Crew
- John Huston - Director
- John Huston - Screenplay
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