The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(1948)

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Synopsis

Best Picture nominee is a treatise on greed and what "gold does to men's souls" when three miners, circa 1920s, set out to find the precious mineral in the mountains of Mexico. Oscars went to John Huston for Screenplay and Direction, and his father, Walter Huston, who won Best Supporting Actor for his performance as an old prospector.

Directors

John Huston, John Huston, John Hughes, William McGann, Leo F. Forbstein, Perc Westmore, Jack L. Warner, Max Steiner, Warner Bros.

Production year

1948

Rating

TV-PG

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

126 minutes

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, Walter Huston, Alfonso Bedoya, Bruce Bennett