Foolish Wives
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Foolish Wives

6.5 / 10 1922 2h 23mNR English
DramaThriller

Storyline

A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.

Cast & Crew

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Lead
Rudolph Christians

Rudolph Christians

Andrew J. Hughes

Miss DuPont

Miss DuPont

Helen Hughes

Maude George

Maude George

Princess Olga Petchnikoff

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Princess Vera Petchnikoff

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Maruschka

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Ventucci

MP

Malvina Polo

Marietta

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
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Foolish Wives is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker