The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Drama / Western · Directed by John Huston · Starring Humphrey Bogart
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.
Where was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre filmed?
- Tampico, Mexico, Tampico – Opening scenes with Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin as drifters in the Mexican port city. The film opens in this Gulf Coast port where the protagonists are stranded and desperate, establishing the story's Mexican setting and their initial circumstances
- Durango, Mexico, Durango – The gold mining expedition and most of the film's central action in the remote mountains. John Huston shot extensive location footage in the actual Sierra Madre mountains of northern Mexico, giving authentic authenticity to the prospectors' harsh environment and gold-mining sequences
- Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City – Scenes of the protagonists in the Mexican capital before and after their mountain expedition. Huston filmed on location in Mexico City to capture authentic street scenes and local color for the film's Mexican sequences