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.
- Director
- John Huston
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $4M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre returned 1.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- Jan 15, 1948
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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