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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948 · 126 min · Director: John Huston ★ IMDb 8.2 · 143,116 ratings

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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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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Adventure, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 8.2/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 53 %, then dips around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness31 %14 %6 %26 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness37 %26 %11 %22 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension45 %36 %14 %13 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Hope47 %35 %13 %9 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Tension45 %36 %13 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 35′Hope45 %34 %12 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Hope52 %37 %13 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Tension61 %54 %26 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 54′Tension69 %67 %43 %8 %
47.5 %≈ 60′Tension77 %76 %53 %9 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension82 %74 %53 %25 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Sadness74 %50 %36 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 79′Sadness59 %31 %15 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 85′Tension55 %41 %14 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension68 %66 %37 %22 %
77.5 %≈ 98′Tension81 %76 %63 %32 %
82.5 %≈ 104′Disturbing78 %69 %61 %31 %
87.5 %≈ 110′Tension70 %63 %43 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 117′Tension64 %46 %29 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 123′Hope63 %24 %15 %34 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

WH
Walter Huston

Howard

AB
Alfonso Bedoya

RC
Roberto Cañedo

Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)

JD
Jacqueline Dalya

Flashy Girl (uncredited)

RD
Ralph Dunn

Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

PF
Pat Flaherty

Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick (uncredited)

MG
Martín Garralaga

Railroad Conductor (uncredited)

JH
Jack Holt

Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

John Huston

American in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)

JR
Julian Rivero

Barber (uncredited)

JS
Jay Silverheels

Indian Guide at Pier (uncredited)

RS
Ray Spiker

Workman at Pier (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Huston
Written by
John Huston, B. Traven
Type
Movies
Released
1948
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.2 · 143,116 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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