Greed

Greed is a 1924 American silent psychological drama film written and directed by Erich von Stroheim and based on the 1899 Frank Norris novel McTeague. It stars Gibson Gowland as Dr. John McTeague, ZaSu Pitts as Trina Sieppe, his wife, and Jean Hersholt as McTeague's friend and eventual enemy Marcus Schouler. The film tells the story of McTeague, a San Francisco dentist, who marries his best friend Schouler's girlfriend Trina.

The film was edited a lot to make it shorter but could not and still the film was of 2 hours and 30 minutes. The basic theme of Greed was about money, and the whole story revolves around it, and all monetary instruments were also shown in this film. In this film, they also showed how the life of people changes when they win any lottery.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Erich von Stroheim

Starring: Erich von Stroheim, ZaSu Pitts, Gibson Gowland, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller

Release date: Dec 4, 1924

Budget: $546,883

Box office: $274,827