Greed (Erich Von Stroheim, 1924): USA

Reviewed by Byron Potau.  Viewed on TCM. Perhaps, more than any other film, Erich Von Stroheim’s mutilated masterpiece, Greed, is considered cinema’s greatest tragedy of studio interference and lost footage.  Originally clocking in at ten hours, Von Stroheim was forced to cut the film, which he did, to a still lengthy four hours.  Still not … Continue reading Greed (Erich Von Stroheim, 1924): USA