*English title: Greed
*Director: Erich von Stroheim
*Starring: Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt...
*Dialogue: Silent
Film *Length: 140 min / 239 min
*Distribution Company: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) ...
*Release date:
239-minute silent film on December 4, 1924 . The title of the movie is clearer. This version is based on the 140-minute release version and complements the screen to present the plot reflected in the first nine and a half hours version.
*Plot: The
film deeply analyzes the tragedy caused by human greed. The story takes place at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. When a Chinese-European immigrant Mike Teague was practicing medicine in San Francisco, he met Marcus Scholer, who was also an immigrant, and became friends with the latter. He found out that he was in love with Skole’s fiancé Trina, Trina also liked him, and they got married. Trina's personality changed after winning the $5,000 lottery: greed and stinginess took root in her heart. In order to repay his wife's hatred, Schöller accused Mike Teague of private medical treatment, causing him to close the clinic. Mike Teague, who has lost his source of life, drank all day long, but Trina would rather be a servant than take out the bonus. After Mike Teague killed Trina and ran away with the money, Scholer tracked all the way to Death Valley in the desert. There, after a desperate fight, Mike Teague was handcuffed by the handcuffs that Scolka put on his belt, but after Mike killed Scoler with the snatched pistol, he could not find the key to the handcuffs. He had to drag him. Scoler's body crawled hard in the desert, and was finally dying...
*Behind the scenes:
The film is adapted from the novel "Mike Teague". The novel is full of naturalism, but the film combines realism and romanticism. The film scenes were all shot on-site in San Francisco, which truly reflected the personality and psychological characteristics of immigrants from Central Europe in the American social environment at the time, the prejudices and defects of the petty bourgeoisie, and the general desire of Americans to stand out in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The film is steady and simple, using many depth-of-field lenses and ceiling-mounted interior shots. In 1958, he was ranked 7th among the 12 best films selected by the Brussels International Fair in Belgium; in 1952 and 1962, he was selected as the ten best films selected by the British "Painting and Sound".
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