Review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) by Stuart K — 02 Feb 2009
John Huston made his masterpiece with this gripping adventure film, which had 3 brilliant performances and flawless direction, it's a film which never gets boring, and there's always something new to discover from it every time you watch it!! Set in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, just as the Mexican Revolution is winding up, we meet two down-on-their-luck bums, Fred C.
Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Bob Curtin (Tim Holt), who both team up with a grizzled prospector Howard (Walter Huston), who tells both men of a gold claim in them thar hills of Central Mexico, so they set off in search of the gold.
They have to deal with Mexican Banditos along the way, but once they find the gold, their friendship is soon marred by a horrible sense of greed that gets in the way. Adapted from a 1927 German novel by B.
Traven, it's a film that's been referenced to death in countless other films that have followed. It's beautifully shot for it's day, and it was a daring film for it's time. It's one of the few times Bogie looked grizzled and going mad, but it's director Huston's Dad Walter who steals the show in this film, for which he rightfully won an Oscar!! :D.
This review of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) was written by Stuart K on 02 Feb 2009.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre has generally received very positive reviews.
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