Der Schatz der Sierra Madre (1948)
5KDer Schatz der Sierra Madre: Directed by John Huston. With Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett. Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
“I first saw this in the early 90s. Revisited it recently on a blu-ray.nTreasure of the Sierra Madre is one of my favourite n in my opinion Bogartu0026#39;s best acting display.nSearching for gold has always been a popular film topic n this film has really nailed it with superb display of human nature.nBogart is phenomenal in this film. In this film he is so full of paranoia, insanity n evil but u still feel pity for him. His grungy, unkempt n unshaven look added to the character.nThe film has a dark tone dealing with human nature of greed, paranoia, evil intentions, insanity n ignorance but it has its share of laughs. Walter Hustonu0026#39;s happy dance, Bogartu0026#39;s evil smile, Holt showing equanimity in adversity n Alfonso Bedoyas ignorant n illiterate attitude. The scene, where the character of Holt wondering whether to help his fellow colleague trapped inside the mine n his sympathy towards the widowu0026#39;s share of gold as well his infatuation with the widow by jus looking at the photo r all dealt very well in the film. The scene where the three characters are ready to kill the fourth one is indeed manu0026#39;s darkest nature.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA remake is needed with more focus on the action n adventure.”
