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26 January 1925 (USA) morePlot:
The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Lost Classic moreCast
(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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140 min | USA:239 min (1999 restored version) | Portugal:130 min (original version) (20 fps)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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MGM's first feature-length movie. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
Marcus: There's no water... within a hundred miles o' here![the two men hopelessly stand by the dead mule in the middle of the desert]
Marcus: We... are... dead... men!
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Greed(1925) was based on a novel that was in the tradition of great long novels like Crime and Punishment or War & Peace. The director, Erich Von Stroheim wanted to do a faithful adapation of the book McTeague because of his fascination with the theme of greed. He did do a faithful adaption but ended up paying a stiff price for his drive towards perfection. Marvelous film that is one of the 100 greatest films of all time. The acting is terrific and the story is compelling to follow.
Gibson Gowland does a convincing job in the role of Dr. McTeague. Like many of the director's early films, Greed(1925) was severely cut. Original running time of the movie was nine hours. Its a disgrace that we will never see the full cut ever resurface in the theaters or DVD. One of the best films from the 1920s(besides Metropolis) to suffer at ridiculus cuts at the hands of the censors and studios.