Greed (Les rapaces) 1924 Watch Free in HD

Thus, McTeague must die in the middle of the desert, cuffed to the dead Marcus with the gold by his side. As Norris's novel was a protest against the elaborate fluff that was popular reading during the end of the 19th century, Greed was a protest against the pretentiousness and glamour that was part and parcel of Hollywood in the '20s. Nevertheless, it is a stunning visual work, and the overall sordidness of the film has a dreamy, rather nightmarish aura.

Genre:

Drama, Thriller, Western

Actors:

Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller, Tempe Pigott, Sylvia Ashton, Chester Conklin, Joan Standing, Cesare Gravina, Alexander Rose, Erich von Ritzau, ...»

Director:

Erich von Stroheim

Country:

United States

Release:

1924

IMDb:

8.0

Quality:

Duration:

140 min

New York Times

Mr. von Stroheim has not missed a vulgar point, but on the other hand his direction of the effort is cunningly dramatic.

March 25, 2006

Nitrate Online

Von Stroheim's groundbreaking film is still intriguing.

June 09, 2004

The Spectator

On behalf of the minority of film-goers who will, however even they may be shocked by [Erich von Stroheim's] fierce realism, perceive that he has made here a masterpiece in quite a new manner, one feels inclined to thank him.

May 08, 2018

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Village Voice

Von Stroheim's rep, after a long dormancy, has been on the rise, and this is the best evidence of his work you'll get until someone finds those lost five hours in some Ukrainian subcellar.

June 17, 2008

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Boulder Weekly

Von Stroheim's butchered masterpiece

September 03, 2004

Village Voice

Von Stroheim's rep, after a long dormancy, has been on the rise, and this is the best evidence of his work you'll get until someone finds those lost five hours in some Ukrainian subcellar.

January 01, 2000

ColeSmithey.com

Even in its severely edited form Von Stroheim's masterpiece is just that; a masterpiece.

December 12, 2006

Time Out

Even now its relentlessly cynical portrait of physical and moral squalor retains the ability to shock, while the Von's obsessive attention to realist detail is never prosaic.

February 09, 2006

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Chicago Sun-Times

Erich von Stroheim's Greed (1925), like the Venus de Milo, is acclaimed as a classic despite missing several parts deemed essential by its creator.

January 06, 2002

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Radio Times

[Stroheim's] obsession with realistic detail reached its zenith during the final sequences in Death Valley, where the actors suffered hugely for the director's art.

May 28, 2003

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Electric Sheep

A fascinating, exhilarating, immensely satisfying experience.

September 03, 2015

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Variety

The picture brings to light three great character performances by Gibson Gowland as McTeague, Jean Hersholt as the chum, and ZaSu Pitts as the wife.

February 23, 2012

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