Treasure of the Sierra Madre [Blu-ray] [1948] [US Import]

Really like this film very much. One of the best films with Humphrey Bogart.

Excellent

It's 1925, Tampico, Mexico, Fred C Dobbs is on the bum until he meets and befriends fellow American Bob Curtin. After finding a bit of work with a shifty contractor (and literally having to fight for their hard earned pay), they meet the colourful Howard, an old Klondike prospector who regales the men with stories of gold. After a bit of fortune comes Fred's way, the two men enter into a journey with Howard to mine gold from the Sierra Madre hills, but it's a journey that will not only bring personal pressures, but also interference from outside sources.A contender for John Huston's greatest film, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre oozes class from every single frame. Boasting top line performances from Humphrey Bogart (Dobbs), Tim Holt (Curtin) and Walter Huston (Howard), Huston's gloriously humane adaptation of the Berwick Traven novel plays out devilishly as a cautionary tale of greed and its pitfalls. This is a film that most have heard about, the word of mouth reputation is well deserved, so I myself don't feel the need to try and sell the picture to anyone reading. John Huston won golden statues for both Best Director and Best Screenplay (one of the best screenplays of the 40s to my mind), whilst Walter Huston picked up the Best Supporting statue to make it one happy day in the Huston household.What is of interest to me is that there was not a nomination for Bogart here, quite possibly his Dobbs portrayal is one of his most effective, yet with it being a veer from the norm I can't help thinking that is why it was sadly ignored. It can't have helped that studio bigwigs were vocal in their displeasure at Bogart playing such a morally challenged character, the public reaction at the time as well was less than favourable, but time has proved it to be a great Bogart show in what is firmly, and rightly so, hailed a classic of classics. 10/10

Very pleased with this purchase. Have wanted this film on bluray for a while now and it's one of the better looking (black & white film) blurays in this series of recent Warner Bros vintage steelbooks. I was pleasantly surprised too by the quality of the actual steelbook- it looks better in person than in the pictures. It has a nice satin finish and quality feel. The cover art has a nice 'retro' feel to it and looks great with other older b/w steelbooks on my shelf like 'Touch Of Evil', 'The Lost weekend' and 'Double Indemnity'.Great purchase especially at the low price point. Buy with confidence.

A great film that can stand many watchings, in fact I purchased mine as a replacement for an old and tired VHS. I can only reiterate the positive comments: excellent casting, especially Bogart, Huston and Bedoya, a cracking yarn, well acted and directed and a brilliant ending. There is a very apt philosophical comment about gold, early in the film, from the inimitable Huston and I believe the moral decline of Bogart referred to by another reviewer is the director's underlying comment about the possible evil consequences of greed and in this film it's ultimate futility. The death toll alone reinforcing Huston's comments about the value of gold. However, no need to draw any moral conclusions from this film, to repeat myself it's a cracking yarn. I would take slight issue with another reviewer who referred to this as the best film ever. I would say one of a number of classic B&W films of equal ranking. Consider "Twelve Angry Men" , "Rififi" etc. How do we distinguish? It does however seem a sad fact that in these days of computer generated special effects and gratuitous sexual activity which are becoming the staple of many modern movies we are losing true drama and re-watchability.As to the DVD itself I had some initial reservations about buying a far Eastern import having concerns about picture quality, pirating etc. Anyway I took a chance and mine came via Amazon from "SodamifeelDVD". Totally happy with the quality and delivery time and would recommend.

One of the great classics of the screen. So what if it's in Black and White. Most of the great movies are. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston at their very best. Great acting. Tim Holt is probably the 'hero' of the film as he's the youngest and the most handsome but...... who or what is or are the real villainous elements? Is it the bandits? Is it the stranger? Or is it the gold itself? The book delves deeper into the historical aspects of gold prospecting in Mexico but the film keeps the plot relatively simple. Although the plot has been altered quite considerably from the written version the film more than holds its own in terms of telling the story effectively and it grips from beginning to end. And I loved the ending! Nice touch to have the director, and son of one of the stars, in a cameo role as a rich American benefactor. Actually, just writing this makes me think it's time I watched it again!

As anyone who has ever seen and appreciated this superb film can testify. this is one of the greatest films of dark greed and treachery. Bogey is at his finest in an outstanding and fine cast of players. Because of it's era this is a black and white film, but to my mind this only adds to the overall quality of the photography and the dark themes portrayed in the film. This picture depicts one of the most evil and psychopathic characters in film history in the character of the "Gold Hat" Bandit. He truly is the stuff of nightmares! This is one of the all time greats of cinema and I am very pleased to be able to watch it whenever I want to be spooked, and reminded how much greed corrupts.

The movie holds up even without graphic violence. Bogart at his best at being the worst.

Es un excelente producto, contiene:1 disco DVDAudio original en ingles stereoSubtitulos en españolExtrasBogart trailer galeríaComentarios por Eric Laxes muy recomendable para la colección, el envío fue rápido y eficiente gracias.

Bogart and Walter Huston in a movie directed by John Huston, who could ask for anything more? Excellent support from Tim Holt as a nice guy and Barton MacLane as a sleazy contractor.

Bogart är Bogart! Bra film. Antigen gillar man honom eller inte.

J'ai bien reçu a temps le DVD blue-ray, je l'ai visionné, il est en excellent état, rien à redire, encore merci!