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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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NR,2hrs 6min
Genres:
Action,Drama,Western
Released:
January 1, 1948
Director:
John Huston
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt  ...more
Synopsis: John Huston's 1948 treasure-hunt classic begins as drifter Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart), down and out in Tampico, Mexico, impulsively spends his last bit of dough on a lottery ticket. Later on, Dobbs and fellow indigent Curtin (Tim Holt) seek shelter in a cheap flophouse and meet Howard (Walter Huston), a toothless, garrulous old coot who regales them with stories about prospecting for gold. Forcibly collecting their pay from their shifty boss, Dobbs and Curtin combine this money with Dobbs's ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Loosely based on the Biblical parable of the thieves and the "Pardoner's Tale" in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, John Huston's morality tale is one of the great cinematic proofs of the Biblical adage radix malorum est cupitidas, or, the root of evil is the love of money. The film is a clever study of the erosive effect that money can have on flawed men's characters. Shot entirely on location in Mexico, ... Full Review
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Humphrey Bogart
Fred C. Dobbs
Walter Huston
Howard
Tim Holt
Curtin
Bruce Bennett
Cody
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