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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 · Powered by JustWatch. 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. After it was cut, cut and cut again, it was released at about 140 minutes, in a ...
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Sep 1, 2022 · Greed was no exception, with von Stroheim going to extreme measures for the sake of realism. The gold mine used in the film’s opening is the exact one that is referenced in the novel, with...
- Features Writer
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).
- Lee Pfeiffer
Powerful even in its incomplete form, Erich von Stroheim's Greed is a spoil of cinematic riches and a harrowing treatise on the corrupting allure of money. Read Critics Reviews
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- Drama
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 ...
