Greed: Reconstructed Edition (1924) | Region-Free (Blu-Ray + DVD)

This Deluxe Edition contains the 4-hour reconstruction in 1080p and a Bonus DVD of the original home video cut.

Title: Greed (1924)

Genre: Drama, Silent Film

Plot Synopsis:
A sudden lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife, leading to a destructive obsession with wealth that ruins the lives of the three people involved.

Cast and Crew:

• Director: Erich von Stroheim
• Writers: Erich von Stroheim, June Mathis
• Cast:
  • Gibson Gowland as John McTeague
  • ZaSu Pitts as Trina Sieppe
  • Jean Hersholt as Marcus Schouler
  • Dale Fuller as Maria Miranda Macapa
  • Tempe Pigott as Mother McTeague

YouTube Trailer:
Greed (1924) | Trailer 

IMDb Link:
Greed (1924)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. Darren Carver-Balsiger – ★★★★☆
   “Erich von Stroheim’s Greed is a mythical movie. Cut down from over 9 hours, I had to settle with the 4-hour reconstruction. Yet I am so glad to even see it in this form. No other silent film is as comprehensive on the nature of human existence and the fundamental underpinnings of all social and personal interactions.”
2. Brendan Michaels – ★★★★★
   “Greed is a masterpiece. Stroheim’s picture is biblical in both its themes and scale. A story of the capitalist society corrupting the worker, turning him into a monster no one could have imagined. The use of color is some of the best I’ve seen in the silent era.”
3. Neil Bahadur – ★★★★★
   “Not much to add from what I had here before, from the last time I watched it (5 years ago! Wow!) only that this film has grown to be only more terrifying to me in its relentless, Darwinian vision of the world. Turn of the 20th Century American life as completely grotesque – it’s very blatantly obvious to me now why everyone hated this movie in 1924.”

Meta Description:
“Greed” (1924), directed by Erich von Stroheim, is a silent drama that explores the corrupting power of wealth on a miner-turned-dentist and his wife, leading to their ultimate downfall.