The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
“The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.”
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Western
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Treasure of the Sierra Madre performed
Budget
$3.8M
Worldwide Gross
$4.3M
Gross Profit
$507,000
Return
1.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$497K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Fred C. Dobbs
Humphrey Bogart
Fred C. Dobbs
Howard
Walter Huston
Howard
Bob Curtin
Tim Holt
Bob Curtin
James Cody
Bruce Bennett
James Cody
Pat McCormick
Barton MacLane
Pat McCormick
Gold Hat
Alfonso Bedoya
Gold Hat
El Presidente
Arturo Soto Rangel
El Presidente
El Jefe
Manuel Dondé
El Jefe
Pablo
José Torvay
Pablo
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
Robert Blake
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
Roberto Cañedo
Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
Flashy Girl (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya
Flashy Girl (uncredited)
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