Greed
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Greed

The Film of Films

7.3 / 10 1924 2h 20mNR English
DramaCrime

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland

John McTeague

Lead
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

Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Selina

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Erich von Stroheim's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Greed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker