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Greed
1924
· Movie
· 140 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
52–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A dentist marries a woman who wins a small lottery. His previously mild avarice is unleashed, transforming him into a monstrously greedy miser. His obsession with money destroys his marriage, his career, and his sanity, leading to a tragic and brutal end in the desert.
Details
- Director
- Erich von Stroheim
- Writers
- Erich von Stroheim, June Mathis
- Based on
- a work by Frank Norris
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 4 December 1924
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $665.6K
- Box office
- $274.8K
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