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Greed

1924

Erich von Stroheim

Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Chester Conklin ...

8.1

4,073

Drama 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, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"One of the two or three most celebrated and mourned mutilated masterpieces in cinema history"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The missing seven hours of 'Greed' have been called the Holy Grail of the cinema (...) The surviving 'Greed' is an uncompromising exercise in naturalism (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Mordaunt Hall The New York Times	"It is undeniably a dramatic story, filled with the spirit of its film title, without a hero or a heroine. The three principals, however, deliver splendid performances"	POS
United Kingdom	Derek Malcolm The Guardian	"It was a morality tale about the dehumanising influence of money, the realism, detail and complex characterisation of which made it unforgettable."	POS
United Kingdom	Gary Thompson Time Out	"Von Stroheim's greatest film still survives as a true masterpiece of cinema"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"A perpetually unfinished masterpiece"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Cinema verite on top form... and alot of it, running at 2hrs and 20mins (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"'Greed' combines dubious notions of morality, class, and heredity with Von Stroheim's mastery of silent filmmaking's vocabulary."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"A stunningly timeless and ultra-realistic portrait of the frequently brutal and treacherous existence of America's working class"	POS

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