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Greed

Greed

Drama · Crime · 1924

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

Movie details

Greed

“The Film of Films”

1924 Drama · Crime 2h 20m

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Erich von Stroheim

Written by

Erich von Stroheim · June Mathis

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

John McTeague

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Trina

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Marcus

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Maria

Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Mother McTeague

Sylvia Ashton

Sylvia Ashton

Mommer Sieppe

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Popper Sieppe

Court is in session

Put Greed on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.