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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
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
Mar 18, 2016 · Regardless, the MGM release of Greed stands alone as an important piece of cinema, both in Stroheim’s career and in the history of the silent period. Gaining appreciation and an almost mythical status over time, Stroheim’s brilliant work, with its complex, haunting themes and bold form, continues to challenge audiences while offering great ...
Mar 15, 2020 · Starring: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt. Year: 12/1924. Duration: 462' (original cut, lost), 140' (original release), 239' (1999 reconstruction with film stills)
Greed is a 1924 American silent 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 his wife Trina Sieppe and Jean Hersholt as McTeague's friend and eventual enemy Marcus Schouler.
Nov 18, 2021 · A famous symbolic shot from Greed. One such reader was film director Erich von Stroheim . Born in Austria to a lower-class family, he came to America insisting he was descended from Prussian noblemen and stuck to the story like glue.
