The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	John Huston
Based on	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; by B. Traven
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Starring	Humphrey Bogart; Walter Huston; Tim Holt; Bruce Bennett;
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Owen Marks
Music by	Max Steiner
Production; company	Warner Bros.-First National
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	January 14, 1948 (Los Angeles, California); January 15, 1948 (limited); January 24, 1948 (United States);
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$4.1 million

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American Neo-Western film written and directed by John Huston, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, and Walter Huston - the director's father. Based on B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, the film follows two downtrodden men who join forces with a grizzled old prospector, in searching for gold in Mexico.

John Huston developed an interest in adapting Traven's novel in 1935. Development of the film began in 1941, shortly after the release of The Maltese Falcon, but was delayed by American entry into World War II and Huston's Army service. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was one of the early Hollywood productions to be shot on location outside the United States, with extensive location shooting in Mexico; as well as back in the US.

Distributed by Warner Bros., the film premiered in Los Angeles on 14 January 1948. It was both a critical and commercial success, winning three Academy Awards - Best Director and Best Screenplay for John Huston, and Best Supporting Actor for Walter Huston - the first time a father and son both won Oscars for the same film. It also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture.

The film continues to be highly regarded by critics and audiences, sometimes referred to as Huston's magnum opus and one of the greatest films of all time.^[3] In 1990, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[4]

^ ^a ^b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Filmsite Movie Review. AMC's Filmsite.org. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Gamarekian, Barbara (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2009.

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Filmsite Movie Review. AMC's Filmsite.org. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

[:0-3] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1990Add-4] Gamarekian, Barbara (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2009.

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