title: The old prospector: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as exemplar of old age in popular film.
abstract: Popular films often feature representations of older people and interpretations of the aging experience. Interpretations of aging in film parallel concepts and theories in contemporary gerontology. This article examines gerontological themes in the classic popular film, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The ubiquity of aging motifs in popular film offers gerontology a significant opportunity for public education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McLerran
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D009040:Motion Pictures