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Foolish Wives
1922
· Movie
· 117 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
65–74
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 65, highest is AlloCiné on 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A sophisticated European count, who is actually a penniless fraud, arrives in Monte Carlo with his two female companions. They set up an elaborate scheme to seduce and swindle wealthy women out of their fortunes. The count targets the wife of an American diplomat, weaving a web of deception and false romance around her. The operation becomes increasingly complex and dangerous as their greed grows.
Details
- Director
- Erich von Stroheim
- Writer
- Erich von Stroheim
- Released
- 11 January 1922
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Latin, French
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Budget
- $1.1M
- Box office
- $400.2K
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Cast
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Awards
1 win
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