John Huston Biography

9.7 Treasure Of The Sierra Madre1948

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western

Director: John Huston

Artists: Walter Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Barton MacLane, Bruce Bennett

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

9.7 Chinatown 1974

Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Director: Roman Polanski

Artists: Diane Ladd, Faye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson, James Hong

JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city's water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ensuing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest and municip ...

5.1 Casino Royale1967

Genres: Adventure, Action, Comedy

Director: Ken Hughes, Val Guest

Artists: Charles Boyer, William Holden, Orson Welles, John Huston

After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle, especially when the ultimate villain turns out to be Bonds nephew, Jimmy Bond.