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Greed (1924)

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Overview

Director:
Erich von Stroheim
Writers:
June Mathis (screen adaptation and dialogue)
Frank Norris (novel)
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Release Date:
26 January 1925 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
The fact that so much is missing is a crime against us all. more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Zasu Pitts ... Trina

Gibson Gowland ... McTeague
Jean Hersholt ... Marcus
Dale Fuller ... Maria
Tempe Pigott ... Mother McTeague
Sylvia Ashton ... 'Mommer' Sieppe (as Silvia Ashton)
Chester Conklin ... 'Popper' Sieppe
Joan Standing ... Selina
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Additional Details

Runtime:
140 min | USA:239 min (1999 restored version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Sweden:15
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Director Cameo: [Erich von Stroheim]as a balloon vendor (although only in a deleted sequence). McTeague and Trina buy balloons from the vendor on the street. more
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Continuity: After Marcus breaks McTeague's pipe and throws a knife at him, men pull McTeague's tie off as they hold him back. The tie is back in place a moment later as McTeague rushes out of the saloon. more
Quotes:
Title card: GOLD - GOLD - GOLD - GOLD. Bright and Yellow, Hard and Cold, Molten, Graven, Hammered, Rolled, Hard to Get and Light to Hold; Stolen, Borrowed, Squandered - Doled. more
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Referenced in 'Sunset Blvd.': A Look Back (2002) (V) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
The fact that so much is missing is a crime against us all., 16 March 2006
Author: Hitchcoc from United States

I saw the Turner Classic Movies version of this with the still pictures implanted in missing scenes. Although a certain flow is lost, it comes across as a great film. What a shame that so much was destroyed. It tells the story of two pretty good people who should never have got together. Zasu Pitts who looks pretty glamorous at first, is obsessed with money. This obsession ends up destroying her life and McTeagues. There are scenes that are just uncomfortable and others that are horrible. The jockeying for position in the family with the husband willing to bend only so far leads to tragic consequences. Avarice will eventually take one down and Von Stroheim showed this to us. The scene with the two men fighting it out in the desert at the end is one of the most painful ever. Neither can ever hope to survive, yet their fixation on gold goes beyond their love of life. It is so pathetic. Even with all that missing footage, everyone should see this for the masterful presentation of the sick and dying characters. Deep down inside, I've always hoped that someone will open a vault or a supply cabinet, and there will be the rest of Von Stroheim's masterpiece. We can only hope, can't we.

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