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* AdaptationDyeJob:In the book, Dobbs is blond.

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* AdaptationDistillation: A considerable part of Dobbs' wandering and several chapter long tales told by Howard and Lacaud are missing from the movie.
* AdaptationNameChange: In the book, Cody's name is Lacaud.


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* CompositeCharacter: Gold Hat and two of his followers replace the bandits who kill Dobbs at the end.


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* DeathByAdaptation: Cody is killed by bandits. Lacaud is last seen still prospecting on the mountain the protagonists are leaving.
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'''''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''''' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won {{Academy Award}}s for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

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'''''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''''' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won {{Academy UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.
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* DealWithTheDevil: not really, despite the tagline. The descicion to kill each other over the gold might be seen as a metaphorical one. And it turns out like the classic "WasItReallyWorthIt" aesop the classic Faustian Bargain story has. Nobody's happy except ol' Scratch in the end.

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* DealWithTheDevil: not really, despite the tagline. The descicion to kill each other over the gold might be seen as a metaphorical one. And it turns out like the classic "WasItReallyWorthIt" aesop the classic Faustian Bargain story has. Nobody's happy Nobody profits except ol' Scratch in the end.
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* DealWithTheDevil: not really, despite the tagline. The descicion to kill each other over the gold might be seen as a metaphorical one. And it turns out like the classic "WasItReallyWorthIt" aesop the classic Faustian Bargain story has. Nobody's happy except ol' Scratch in the end.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Howard's little spiel about partners in a gold claim going crazy with greed and turning on each other is a neat summary of what happens.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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Howard's little spiel about partners in a gold claim going crazy with greed and turning on each other is a neat summary of what happens.


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* NativeGuide: As a veteran gold digger and being fluent in Spanish, Howard gets hired by the two novices to lead them to the right grounds.
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* '''GoldFever:''' A driving force in the plot. The experienced Howard seems mostly immune to it, remaining rational throughout, but Dobbs and Curtin both fall under its spell. [[spoiler:Dobbs]] is the only one who turns to killing to make sure he comes out on top, however, and [[spoiler:it doesn't end well for him.]]

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* '''GoldFever:''' GoldFever: A driving force in the plot. The experienced Howard seems mostly immune to it, remaining rational throughout, but Dobbs and Curtin both fall under its spell. [[spoiler:Dobbs]] is the only one who turns to killing to make sure he comes out on top, however, and [[spoiler:it doesn't end well for him.]]
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'''''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''''' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

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'''''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''''' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] {{Academy Award}}s for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.
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''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

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''The '''''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' Madre''''' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of [[spoiler:Dobbs]] being sliced up by machetes. [[note]]Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot of [[OffWithHisHead his severed head]] rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.[[/note]]

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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of [[spoiler:Dobbs]] being sliced up by machetes. [[note]]Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot of [[OffWithHisHead his severed head]] rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.[[/note]]
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of [[spoiler:Dobbs]] being sliced up by machetes. Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot of [[OffWithHisHead his severed head]] rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of [[spoiler:Dobbs]] being sliced up by machetes. Apparently, [[note]]Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot of [[OffWithHisHead his severed head]] rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.[[/note]]
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* ChromosomeCasting: Features an all-male cast.
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* TheXOfY: The ''Treasure'' of the ''Sierra Madre''.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of Dobbs being sliced up by machetes. Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot with Dobbs' head rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of Dobbs [[spoiler:Dobbs]] being sliced up by machetes. Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot with Dobbs' head of [[OffWithHisHead his severed head]] rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.
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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early on. He forgets all about it until the kid returns to remind him of his win.

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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early on. He forgets all about it until the kid returns to remind inform him of his win.
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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid returns to remind him of his win.

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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. on. He forgets all about it until the kid returns to remind him of his win.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Dobbs and Curtin give the foreman of their work crew one of these after he cheats them out of their pay.

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Dobbs and Curtin give the [=McCormick=] (the foreman of their work crew crew) one of these after he cheats them out of their pay.
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* BarBrawl: Dobbs and Curtin get into a fight with [=McCormick=] at a cantina.

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* BarBrawl: Dobbs and Curtin get into a fight fistfight with [=McCormick=] at a cantina.
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* BarBrawl: Dobbs and Curtin having a fist fight with McCormick at a pub.

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* BarBrawl: Dobbs and Curtin having get into a fist fight with McCormick [=McCormick=] at a pub.cantina.
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* NoNameGiven: The leader of the Mexican bandits is known only as "Gold Hat".

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* NoNameGiven: The leader of the Mexican bandits is known only as "Gold Hat"."[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Gold Hat]]".

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* NiceHat: Gold Hat insists on putting his hat back on before being executed.

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* NiceHat: Gold Hat insists on putting his hat sombrero back on before being executed.


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* NoNameGiven: The leader of the Mexican bandits is known only as "Gold Hat".

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Dobbs' insanity catches up with him, he dies, and the treasure is lost; rendering 10 months of Curtin and Howard's lives a waste. But Howard gets a nice position as a medicine man, and Curtin may yet get his dream of a nice peach farm.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Dobbs' insanity catches up with him, he dies, and the treasure is lost; lost, rendering 10 months of Curtin and Howard's lives a waste. But Howard gets a nice position as a medicine man, and Curtin may yet get his dream of a nice peach farm.]]



* '''GoldFever:''' A driving force in the plot. Howard seems mostly immune to it, remaining rational throughout, but Dobbs and Curtin both succumb to the disease. [[spoiler:Dobbs]] is the only one who turns to killing to make sure he comes out on top, however.

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* '''GoldFever:''' A driving force in the plot. The experienced Howard seems mostly immune to it, remaining rational throughout, but Dobbs and Curtin both succumb to the disease. fall under its spell. [[spoiler:Dobbs]] is the only one who turns to killing to make sure he comes out on top, however.however, and [[spoiler:it doesn't end well for him.]]



* {{Jerkass}} / JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Dobbs evolves into one when the lust of gold comes into play.

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* {{Jerkass}} / JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Dobbs {{Jerkass}}: Dobbs, who gradually evolves into one when JerkWithAHeartOfJerk in the lust of gold comes into play.last half-hour.



* OneLastJob: That's what Cody promised to his wife in his letter.

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* OneLastJob: That's what Cody promised to his wife in his letter.letter, which [[spoiler:really makes things awkward when the trio attempted to kill him themselves earlier on.]]


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* TalkingYourWayOut: Dobbs tries to do this when he finds himself at the mercy of [[spoiler:Gold Hat]] and his remaining banditos. [[spoiler:Doesn't save him.]]
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Of Dobbs being sliced up by machetes. Apparently, they filmed [[ExecutiveMeddling but did not use]] a shot with Dobbs' head rolling into the waterhole. In the film you can still see the water rippling where it rolled in.
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* DeadHatShot: The dead bandito's "gold hat" is flying around the scene after the execution.

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* CreatorCameo: That's John Huston as the white-suited man Dobbs keeps accosting for a handout in Tampico.

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* CreatorCameo: That's John Huston as the [[ManInWhite white-suited man man]] Dobbs keeps accosting for a handout in Tampico.


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* DigYourOwnGrave: Happens to the three banditos.


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* ManInWhite: The rich American in a white suit, Dobbs is constantly panhandling money from.
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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid comes in to remind him of the win.

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** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid comes in returns to remind him of the his win.



* HandInTheHole: Curtis dares Dobbs to put his hand into the hole where the gold -- and a deadly lizard -- are hidden.

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* HandInTheHole: Curtis Curtin dares Dobbs to put his hand into the hole where the gold -- and a deadly lizard -- are hidden.
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!!This film features provides examples of:



* The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid comes in to remind him of the win.
* The burros the group rent. Or rather, their branding marks. The bandits who kill Dobbs are caught when someone recognizes the mark.

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* ** The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid comes in to remind him of the win.
* ** The burros the group rent. Or rather, their branding marks. The bandits who kill Dobbs are caught when someone recognizes the mark.

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!!'''This film features examples of:'''

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!!'''This !!This film features examples of:'''
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* AsideGlance: Howard, in his hammock when one of the Mexican girls helps him lit a cigarette.



* BarBrawl: Dobbs and Curtin having a fist fight with McCormick at a pub.



* ChekhovsGun: The burros the group rent. Or rather, their branding marks. The bandits who kill Dobbs are caught when someone recognizes the mark.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
* The lottery ticket Dobbs buys early one. He forgets about it until the kid comes in to remind him of the win.
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The burros the group rent. Or rather, their branding marks. The bandits who kill Dobbs are caught when someone recognizes the mark.


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* HandInTheHole: Curtis dares Dobbs to put his hand into the hole where the gold -- and a deadly lizard -- are hidden.


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* OneLastJob: That's what Cody promised to his wife in his letter.
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''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

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''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' is a 1948 film directed and written by Creator/JohnHuston, starring his father WalterHuston Creator/WalterHuston and HumphreyBogart, and adapted from a 1927 novel by B. Traven. Father and son both won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for their achievements in the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture.

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