Foolish Wives (1922)

8.3	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Silent (1)

Description

A beautiful reconstruction of Erich von Stroheim's classic silent feature. Publicized as the first film to cost a million dollars, "Foolish Wives" was at once praised for its extravagant visual design and condemned for its portrayal of a rogue count's unbridled and often peculiar sexual obsessions. The plot concerns the actions of the &qu ... (more)

Directed by

Erich von Stroheim

Starring (View all) :

Rudolph Christians

Andrew J. Hughes

Miss DuPont

Helen Hughes, his wife

Maude George

Her Highness Olga Petchnikoff

Mae Busch

Princess Vera Petchnikoff

Erich von Stroheim

Their Cousin, Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Dale Fuller

Maruschka, a Maid

Al Edmundsen

Pavel Pavlich, a Butler

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Ventucci, a Counterfeiter

Malvina Polo

Marietta, his half-witted daughter

C.J. Allen

Albert 1., Prince of Monaco

Written by (View all) :

Marian Ainslee

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Walter Anthony

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