Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	John Huston
Based on	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1927 novel by B. Traven
Produced by	Henry Blanke
Starring	Humphrey Bogart Walter Huston Tim Holt Bruce Bennett
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Owen Marks
Music by	Max Steiner
Production company	Warner Bros.-First National
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	14 January 1948 (Los Angeles, CA) 15 January 1948 (limited) 24 January 1948 (United States)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$4.1 million
(This information is from wikipedia.org.)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Lacking treasure

The contractor wouldn’t pay his workers if he could get away with it. The bandits would take anything of value if they could overpower the men on the train. The prospectors would kill an interloper to protect their gold. One partner would kill another as soon as he thinks he can get away with it. It’s more than a lack of trust. It’s more than not respecting the law. In this mythic part of the desert, discovering a bit of empathy makes a happy ending.

Greed

Greed is a reasonable response to deprivation and desperation. Letting it lead you to murder and theft, however, might have consequences.