The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

01/24/1948 2h 6m

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

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Overview

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

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Cast Ages at Release

Humphrey Bogart

as Fred C. Dobbs

Born 12/25/1899

Died 01/14/1957, age

Walter Huston

as Howard

Born 04/03/1883

Died 04/07/1950, age

Tim Holt

as Bob Curtin

Born 02/05/1919

Died 02/15/1973, age

Bruce Bennett

as James Cody

Born 05/19/1906

Died 02/24/2007, age

Barton MacLane

as Pat McCormick

Born 12/25/1902

Died 01/01/1969, age

Robert Blake

as Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)

Born 09/18/1933

Died 03/09/2023, age

Jack Holt

as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

Born 05/31/1888

Died 01/18/1951, age

John Huston

as American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

Born 08/05/1906

Died 08/28/1987, age