French first release Grande for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), ca. 1949
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THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Rene Peron for Warner Bros. Pictures, 1949.
French Grande, linen backed, unframed: 63 x 47 in. (160 x 119 cm).
From the collection of Adam Bridgewater, purchased London 2002.
This poster was exhibited in the Suntory Museum, Osaka, Japan, 11th April to 1st July 2001 in their exhibition of cinema posters of the 20th century. The exhibition then travelled to the Printing Museum, Tokyo, 20th July to 2nd September 2001 and the Hokkaido Obihiro Museum of Art, 14th September to 24th October 2001.
Cinema Posters of the 20th Century, Suntory Museum, Osaka, 2001, p. 35.
Film Posters of the 40s, Aurum Press Limited, 2002, p. 11.
Rene Peron designed the definitive piece for this classic Bogart film. Very few examples have ever surfaced.
Humphrey Bogart was Warner Bros. biggest star by the release of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre in 1948. Bogart had up until this time successfully played many roles as a screen hero. This film allowed him to play the greedy tortured soul Fred C. Dobbs, a character that was a far cry from his other roles. The film was directed by John Huston, and starring alongside Bogart is Tim Holt, and the director's father, Walter Huston.
