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Synopsis

Miner-turned-dentist McTeague wins young Trina Sieppe away from her cousin Marcus, McTeague’s friend. When Trina wins five thousand dollars in a lottery, Marcus accuses McTeague of marrying her for her money. Trina becomes more and more obsessed with money, refusing to spend any of her winnings even though she and her husband are forced into dire straits. When Marcus informs the authorities that McTeague is not licensed as a dentist, thus depriving him of his meagre living, the friendship and the marriage are destroyed. At last murder ensues, leaving no one unscathed. —IMDb

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Erich von Stroheim

The son of a Jewish hat manufacturer, born in Vienna, Erich Oswald Von Stroheim moved from running his father’s factory to the pinnacle of the Hollywood community as a director, only to fall hard due to his extravagant approach to filmmaking and end up as a peripheral figure. Von Stroheim came to America during the first decade of the twentieth century and supported himself in various jobs before coming to Hollywood in 1914. He was a bit player in several films, and became a member of D.W. Griffith’s stock company, parlaying his experience as a bit player into a job as assistant director and military advisor (he had served briefly in the Austro-Hungarian Army) — he moved into greater prominence in 1917 with American entry into World War I, portraying villainous Prussian officers. He moved into the director’s chair at Universal, where he proved a virtual one-man show at first, providing original story, deigning sets, and starring in several of his own films. He quickly showed a talent… read more

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Anton Williams

27Apr12

Big thanks for Italian 104-min version! It was really amazing!

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Dave

22Feb12

Watched the 2 1/2-hour version and thought it was outstanding, although it did carry some of the Magnificent Ambersons-type feeling where you knew you were missing something significant in spots. In sections, though, it is as brilliant as advertized. I need to see more from von Stroheim.

MarcH

19Oct11

Powerful as hell. The version on iTunes (as of this writing) is a lovely print with beautiful tinting.

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Lewis

12Sep11

Is the four hour version the version with stills spliced into it?

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Perhaps the saddest film ever made, for its history is so inseparable from the work itself, Greed will never cease to astonish audiences with its sheer power and its undying vision of art in the face…  read review

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By Lucas Granero on April 25, 2009

Stroheim entendió como pocos que el cine podia ser algo de magnitudes extraordinarias, que todo ese poder, toda esa fuerza que emanaba podia ser utilizado como algo que podia llevar a la narración…  read review

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