The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

directed by John Huston
USA 1948

For once, Bogart plays a really vicious bastard, Fred C Dobbs, in this, the first of two movies he made in 1948 with Huston. It's a sort of lifeboat drama for three, with Holt the young innocent and director's dad Walter as the wise old buzzard, flanking Bogart's bravura paranoia. Director Huston tries to yank the basic elements - gold lust in a Mexican wilderness - into the spare eloquence of a fable, and tends to look pretentious rather than profound. In any case, outrageously Oscar-seeking performances like actor Huston's, coupled with director Huston's comparative conviction with action sequences, work against any yearning for significance. There's a quite enjoyable yarn buried under the hollow laughter.

Excerpt from TimeOut Film Guide located HERE

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Theatrical Release: January 6th, 1948 - USA

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DVD Comparison:

TBMC - Region 0 - NTSC vs. Warner - Region 1 - NTSC

(TBMC - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Warmer - Region 1 - NTSC - RIGHT)

DVD Box Covers
Distribution	The Best Movie Collection (Taiwan) Region 0 - NTSC	Warner Studios Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	2:05:12	2:06:00
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.54 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.25 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes
Bitrate: TBMC .
Bitrate: Warner
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles	Chinese, English, Indonesian and none	English, Spanish, French and none
Features	Release Information: Studio: TBMC (Taiwan) Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: •None DVD Release Date: 2000 Keep Case Chapters 6	Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Aspect Ratio: Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1 Edition Details: • Black & White, Closed-captioned • Commentary by author/historian Eric Lax • All-new transfer from restored picture and audio elements • Warner Night at the Movies, 1948 introduced by Leonard Maltin including trailers, newsreel, short subject and cartoon "Hot Cross Bunny" • Humphrey Bogart trailer gallery • New documentary, Discovering Treasure: The Story of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (2003) • Documentary John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) • Galleries: Dressed-set photos, storyboards, cast/crew photos, & publicity • Audio vault: Lux Theatre broadcast of "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" • Cartoon "8 Ball Bunny" • Number of discs: 2 DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003 Digi-pak in handsome slipcase Chapters 19

Comments:

Well this bootleg I bought in an Asian Mall, probably ported from the Laser Disc, has served me well over the past 3 years, but I am overjoyed at the new Warner disc (s). The TBMC DVD wasn't bad at the time I got it... especially for a single layered disc, but by looking at the new Warner I can now use it as a coaster. The Warner has great contrast and sound and Extras... it's only flaw is it is slightly cropped on top as this comparison is effective in indicating. That is all she wrote... I suggest buying the Warner disc of course. It is wonderful.