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Greed (1924)

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Greed , the screen adaptation of the Frank Norris story, McTeague, was directed by Erich von Stroheim. He utilized two years and o [...]
— review by Variety Staff at Variety - 1 January 1924

This revelatory four-hour version of Erich von Stroheim's "Greed" represents a triumph of film restoration. An enormously successf [...]
— review by Todd McCarthy at Variety - 13 September 1999

Even in its mutilated form, Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1924) remains an intense silent masterpiece. Already notorious for his exc [...]
— review by Lucia Bozzola at allmovie

Originally planned to run around ten hours but hacked to just over two by Thalberg's MGM, von Stroheim's greatest film still survi [...]
— review by GA at Time Out

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Director

Erich von Stroheim

Writers

June Mathis (screen adaptation and dialogue)
Frank Norris (novel "McTeague")
Erich von Stroheim (screen adaptation and dialogue)

Actors

Zasu Pitts (Trina)
Gibson Gowland (McTeague)
Jean Hersholt (Marcus)
Dale Fuller (Maria)
Tempe Pigott (Mother McTeague)
Chester Conklin ('Popper' Sieppe)
Joan Standing (Selina)
Country: United States
MPAA rating: Rated R for violence and brief sexuality.
Black and white film
Silent film
Running time: 239 minutes
(3 hours 59 minutes)
Release date:
United States: 26 January 1925

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