Greed

About Greed

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

Greed is a 1924 crime film directed by Erich von Stroheim. Released in December 1924, it runs 140 minutes.

Gibson Gowland takes the lead as John McTeague, Zasu Pitts as Trina, Jean Hersholt as Marcus, and Dale Fuller as Maria. Written by Erich von Stroheim and June Mathis.

Shelv files it under money, tragedy, poverty, and gold.

Casino, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages make useful companions to Greed, all filed under greed and marriage. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 207 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.