Treasure of the Sierra Madre

UPC: 883929118472

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Violence, Profanity]

Summary: 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 unexpected windfall from a lottery ticket and, together with Howard, buy the tools for a prospecting expedition. Dobbs has pledged that anything they dig up will be split three ways, but Howard, who's heard that song before, doesn't quite swallow this. As the gold is mined and measured, Dobbs grows increasingly paranoid and distrustful, and the men gradually turn against each other on the way toward a bitterly ironic conclusion. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a superior morality play and one of the best movie treatments of the corrosiveness of greed. Huston keeps a typically light and entertaining touch despite the strong theme, for which he won Oscars for both Director and Screenplay, as well as a supporting award for his father Walter, making Walter, John, and Anjelica Huston the only three generations of one family all to win Oscars. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Film - Any Source – British Academy of Film and Television Arts U.S. National Film Registry – Library of Congress 100 Greatest American Movies – American Film Institute Best Picture – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Director – null Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor – National Board of Review Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Screenplay – National Board of Review Best Picture – New York Film Critics Circle Best Director – New York Film Critics Circle Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture – Hollywood Foreign Press Association 10 Best Films – Film Daily 10 Best Films – New York Times

Features: Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
Discovering Treasure: The Story Of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Documentary Profile John Huston
Warner Night At The Movies 1948 Short Subjects Gallery: Leonard Maltin Introduction, Newsreel, 2 Classic Cartoons, Comedy Short, Theatrical Trailers

Audio-Only Bonus: Radio Show with The Movie's Original Stars

Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10/05/2010

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DHMA null, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 126 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Dan Jardine

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, the film's dry and dusty atmosphere is clearly authentic. Humphrey Bogart's maniacal Fred Dobbs is one of moviedom's great characterizations, a conglomeration of cunning, greed and paranoia. As his wealth mounts, so does his distrust. While external threats abound, the real enemy lies within. The Treasure of the Sierre Madre examines the essential existential hopelessness and loneliness of the avaricious man, drawing an implicit parallel between the prospectors and man's contemporary pursuit of material wealth. A failure with audiences who apparently didn't want to see Bogie playing such a nefarious anti-hero, the movie is now recognized by most critics as an American classic: AFI voted it #30 on the list of 100 all time great American films, while for the first time ever, a father and son -- John (for directing and screenplay) and Walter Huston (for best supporting actor) -- won Oscars for their stellar work. ~ Dan Jardine, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Martin Garralaga  Actor 
Ann Sheridan  Actor 
Roberto Cañedo  Actor 
Harry Vejar  Actor 
Margarito Luna  Actor 
Robert Blake  Actor 
Ralph Dunn  Actor 
Pat Flaherty  Actor 
Julian Rivero  Actor 
John Huston  Actor 
Spencer Chan  Actor 
Clifton Young  Actor 
Jack Holt  Actor 
José Torvay  Actor 
Henry Blanke  Producer 
John Huston  Director 
John Huston  Screenwriter 
Max Steiner  Composer (Music Score) 
Humphrey Bogart  Actor 
Walter Huston  Actor 
Tim Holt  Actor 
Bruce Bennett  Actor 
Barton MacLane  Actor 
Alfonso Bedoya  Actor 
Arturo Soto Rangel  Actor 
Manuel Donde  Actor 
Jacqueline Dalya  Actor 

Country: USA