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Greed (1924)

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Zasu Pitts Zasu Pitts
Trina
Gibson Gowland Gibson Gowland
McTeague
Jean Hersholt Jean Hersholt
Marcus
Dale Fuller Dale Fuller
Maria
Tempe Pigott Tempe Pigott
Mother McTeague
Sylvia Ashton Sylvia Ashton
'Mommer' Sieppe
Chester Conklin Chester Conklin
'Popper' Sieppe
Joan Standing Joan Standing
Selina


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3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 3 15:54
)OK) Not 5 stars because there´s too much still photos in the recosntruction. Great characters sedimented in long story, specially Zazu Pitts sex repressedbut gold and greed obsessed. Men are more forces of nature and lust, not as repressed as Zasu...

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2 years ago at Oct 17 12:09
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it has a really solid reputation, I was eager to check it out. Before watching the damned thing, of course, I heard the legends, that it was supposed to be actually at least 4 hours long (there are even rumors of a whopping 8 hours version) so I was expecting to watch a mutilated masterpiece. Well, to be honest, I was really surprised... read more
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The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
Tags: Silent (9), Drama (8), 1920s (7), Marriage (6), 1924 (5), Romance (4), Usa (4), German (4), Greed (4), Jealousy (4), Wedding (4), Desert (4), Gold (3), Black & White (3), Miner (3), Barber Shop (3), (3), Money (2), Father Daughter Relationship (2), Dentist (2)
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