Greed
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Greed is a 1924 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim, renowned for its stark realism and tragic portrayal of human avarice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greed (1924 film) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
McTeague
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McTeague: A Story of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Frank Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Ben F. Reynolds
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Ernest B. Schoedsack NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editingHistory | heavily cut by studio from original length ⓘ |
| filmFormat |
black-and-white
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silent ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Death Valley, California
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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silent drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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greed ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| listedIn | Sight & Sound critics' polls of greatest films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
John McTeague
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Marcus Schouler NERFINISHED ⓘ Trina Sieppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive location shooting
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naturalistic style ⓘ original extreme running time ⓘ stark realism ⓘ tragic portrayal of human avarice ⓘ |
| originalCutLength | approximately 8 to 9 hours ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| producer | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American film
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landmark of silent cinema ⓘ |
| releaseCutLength | approximately 140 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Erich von Stroheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Death Valley
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Chester Conklin
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Dale Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibson Gowland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Hersholt NERFINISHED ⓘ Tempe Pigott NERFINISHED ⓘ ZaSu Pitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Greed (1924 film)