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Greed is a 1924 American silent psychological drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim and based on the 1899 Frank Norris novel McTeague. It stars Gibson Gowland as Dr. John McTeague; ZaSu Pitts as Trina Sieppe, his wife; and Jean Hersholt as McTeague's friend and eventual enemy Marcus Schouler.
Greed: Directed by Erich von Stroheim. With Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller. The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
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- Drama, Thriller, Western
- Erich von Stroheim
- 1925-01-26
Dec 12, 1999 · Erich von Stroheim's "Greed" (1925), like the Venus de Milo, is acclaimed as a classic despite missing several parts deemed essential by its creator. Its unhappy history is well known. Von Stroheim's original film was more than nine hours long.
May 9, 2024 · Notable Works: “Greed”. Erich von Stroheim (born September 22, 1885, Vienna, Austria—died May 12, 1957, near Paris, France) was one of the most critically respected motion-picture directors of the 20th century, best known for the uncompromising realism and accuracy of detail in his films.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His 1924 film Greed (an adaptation of Frank Norris 's 1899 novel McTeague) is ...
YearTitleRoleNotes1912Man in straw hat dancing by desk in ...Director: D. W. Griffith. Co-stars: ...1915Minor RoleUncredited1915Minor RoleUncredited1915Lutz: Prince Karl's valet; film about ...Director: John Emerson. Co-stars: Wallace ...Sep 1, 2022 · The passion project of director Erich von Stroheim, the film served as an adaptation of the novel "McTeague" by Frank Norris, a book that Greed’s poster proclaimed as the “Great...
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Greed, American silent film drama, released in 1924, that was director Erich von Stroheim ’s big-budget masterpiece. Hours were cut from the film and are presumed lost forever. (Read Lillian Gish’s 1929 Britannica essay on silent film.) Greed is an adaptation of Frank Norris ’s novel McTeague (1899).
