Title: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt
Directed by: John Huston
Number on the AFI List: 38
Year: 1948
In this dramatic thriller, Humphrey Bogart plays Fred Dobbs, a man gone mad over gold. Accompanied by Howard (Walter Huston), a quirky old medicine man, and Bob Curtin (Tim Holt), a kind hearted fellow working man, the three set off to the mountains in search of gold after a few bad deals while in Tampico, Mexico. Greed begins to get the best of Dobbs, and he spirals into madness in perhaps Bogart's best performance of his career. His slow decline into insanity is subtle and creepy, and was nice to see him play someone outside of his film noir, leading man typecast. This movie is filled with unexpected plot twists and turns, with bandits, natural elements, and inner demons providing conflict throughout the film. Justice is another huge theme of the movie, with people being killed right when convicted of crime.
How can you be a just human being with greed motivating your every move? Answer: you can't. How can you obtain wealth when everything, even gold, is dust in the wind? Well, I don't want to answer that question because I don't want to ruin the movie.
Favorite moment: Honestly, Bogart's whole performance. I can't choose a specific moment.
Will I watch it again: Probably not. It was great, but not my cup of tea.
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