The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American adventure-drama film directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty portrayal of greed and moral decay among gold prospectors in Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure film
drama film
film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
surface form: Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay
academyAwardWinner John Huston
Walter Huston
authorOfSourceWork B. Traven
basedOn The Treasure of the Sierra Madre self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (novel)
blackAndWhite true
character Bob Curtin
Fred C. Dobbs NERFINISHED
Howard
cinematographer Ted D. McCord
composer Max Steiner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Huston
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Owen Marks
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingLocation Mexico
genre adventure
drama
includedInList AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
language English
mainSubject gold prospecting
greed
moral decay
mpaaRating Not Rated (original release)
narrativeLocation Sierra Madre Occidental
surface form: Sierra Madre mountain range
notableQuote We don't need no stinkin' badges
originalLanguage English
producer Henry Blanke
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1948-01-24
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 1948
runningTimeMinutes 126
screenwriter John Huston
setInCity Tampico, Mexico
surface form: Tampico
setInCountry Mexico
setInPeriod 1920s
stars Alfonso Bedoya NERFINISHED
Bruce Bennett
Humphrey Bogart
Johnny Mack Brown
surface form: Tim Holt

Walter Huston

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre basedOn The Treasure of the Sierra Madre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (novel)
John Huston directed The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston notableAwardWinningWork The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Henry Blanke notableWork The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Humphrey Bogart notableWork The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston notableWork The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Max Steiner notableWork The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
this entity surface form: Score for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
John Huston wroteScreenplayFor The Treasure of the Sierra Madre