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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.

8.0(1,409)19482h 6m6

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$3.8M
Box office
$4.3M
Language
English
  • gold
  • mexico
  • based on novel or book
  • greed
  • gold rush
  • gold mine
  • friends
  • money
  • american
  • bandit
  • prospector
  • 1920s

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Huston

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereLos Angeles, California14 Jan 1948
    • Theatrical (limited)NR15 Jan 1948
    • Theatrical24 Jan 1948
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG16 Aug 1948
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1 Apr 1948
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1227 Sept 1949
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTTU11 Feb 2004
  • DenmarkDK

    • TV1515 Jan 1948
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1620 Aug 1948
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU11 Feb 1949
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12https://www.filmdienst.de/film/details/7983/der-schatz-der-sierra-madre14 Jun 1949
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical136 Oct 2003
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival30 Aug 1948
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG24 May 1949

Frequently asked questions

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was released on 15 January 1948.

Audience reviews

4
  • A

    Andres Gomez

    11/29/2012

    9/10

    Fantastic movie with great cast and a thrilling story. Bogart performs great.

  • T

    talisencrw

    8/4/2016

    10/10

    I wanted something very special to be my 5,000th film (at least to my horrible memory and to my stats on IMDb), and so after brazen and intense thought, I decided on a later-than-expected watch of a classic from Bogart's association with John Huston. I say later than expected because I bought the immaculate 24-film Humphrey Bogart Collection, which was supposed to have it on its 12 double-sided DVDs, but it accidenta…

  • T

    tmdb28039023

    9/6/2022

    7/10

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a film whose pleasures lie in the ‘how’ as opposed to the ‘what.’ Not long into the movie, Howard (Walter Huston) spells out the plot in broad strokes: “Never knew a prospector yet that died rich … going with a partner or two is dangerous. Murder's always lurkin' about. Partners accusin' each other of all sorts of crimes … as long as there's no find, the noble brotherhood will last…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    10/28/2023

    8/10

    **An excellent film that deserves to be remembered today, more than seventy years later.** It's curious to see a film where a group of Americans go to Mexico to experience in Mexican lands what many Mexicans now go through in the USA: hunger, unemployment and difficulties in surviving. However, this is how this film begins, which presents us with a group of three Americans with no prospects for improving their liv…

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