Tribute to John Huston (1906-1987) 2006 / The Treasure of the Sierra Madre / USA 1948
Humphrey Bogart stars in one of the lead roles of this adventurous drama about a trip of outcasts heading off to Mexico in search of gold. The film won three Oscars, in addition to two going to John Huston for best screenplay and director, his father Walter was awarded for his portrayal of the aging “wise fool” Howard.
After returning from the battlefields of Europe in the Second World War, John Huston made a film version of a novel by B. Traven, a successful writer whose identity has never been discovered. Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and the director’s father Walter Huston portray a trio of outcasts setting out for Mexico in search of gold. Once they reach the foothills and come across a glittering vein of gold however, the greed and selfishness of one of them undermines the friendship forged through the hardship they had endured. Defying the danger of the flop of what was the most expensive American production of its day, the movie was a fascinating and adventurous drama akin to western and ancient Greek tragedy that Jack Warner himself called “the greatest motion picture we have ever made”. Regarded by many as the best of all of Huston’s films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre won three Oscars at the close of the 1940s; in addition to best screenplay and director, Walter Huston, too, was awarded for his portrayal of the ageing “wise fool”, Howard.
126 min / Black & white, 35 mm
Director John Huston
/ Screenplay John Huston podle románu B. Travena / from the novel by B. Traven
/ Dir. of Photography Ted McCord
/ Music Max Steiner
/ Editor Owen Marks
/ Producer Henry Blanke
/ Production Warner Bros
/ Cast Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bedoya
/ Contact Hollywood Classics, Classic films distribución s.l
/ Distributor Warner Bros. Entertainment - Czech Republic
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