Erich Von Stroheim

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Greed review by from London, England

Von Stroheim Masterwork 21 May 2007
...of the period, this is a pivotal film. Pathologically self-destructive director Erich Von Stroheim watched this masterpice endure a fate not dissimilar to Orson Welles' THE MAGN... Read customer review

Jean Renoir Collection (7 discs) (1998)
Starring: Julien Carette, Marcel Dalio, Georges Peclet
Director: Jean Renoir
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Seven films by French auteur Jean Renoir. La Grande Illusion (1937) is an archetypal prison escape film, generally regarded as Jean Renoir's most popular film of the 1930s and one which, although often seen as a humane and pacifist indictment of war, offers an ambiguous perspective on class ..read more »

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Unnatural (1952)
Starring: Hildegard Knef, Erich von Stroheim, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: Arthur Maria Rabenalt
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A scientist creates a beautiful "perfect woman", but since she is artificial, she seems soul-less and with no sense of morality, she brings ruin to all around her.

20% from 5 members
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Sunset Boulevard on DVD (1950)
Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: Billy Wilder
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Billy Wilder's masterpiece, a corrosive black comedy that remains the most memorable assault on the emptiness and vanity of the movie business, it stars William Holden as young, down-and-out screenwriter Joe Gillis. Narrated in flashbacks by the now-deceased scribe, the film unwinds the series of ..read more »

76% from 11,665 members

La Grande Illusion - Blu-ray (1937)
Starring: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay
Director: Jean Renoir
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Praised as one of the greatest films ever made, LA GRANDE ILLUSION is “an artistically masterful feature” (Variety), a brilliant hymn to fraternity and pacifism directed by the cult filmmaker Jean Renoir (The Human Beast, The Rules Of the Game), starring Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as French ..read more »

70% from 22 members

Queen Kelly (1928)
Starring: Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen
Director: Erich Von Stroheim
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Kitty Kelly (Gloria Swanson), a young woman living in a convent, is charmed by a prince who later kidnaps her. When the Queen interrupts the intended... Kitty Kelly (Gloria Swanson), a young woman living in a convent, is charmed by a prince who later kidnaps her. When the Queen interrupts the ..read more »

77% from 13 members
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Greed (1924)
Starring: Zasu Pitts, Gibson Gowland
Director: Erich Von Stroheim
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The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

77% from 57 members
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The Birth of a Nation on DVD (1915)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Walter Long, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: D.W. Griffith
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The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, ..read more »

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Jean Renoir Collection - 4.0 stars
Unnatural - 1.0 stars
Sunset Boulevard - 4.0 stars
La Grande Illusion - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Queen Kelly - 4.0 stars

Greed - 4.0 stars
Sunset Boulevard - 4.0 stars
Jean Renoir Collection - 4.0 stars
The Birth of a Nation - 3.0 stars
Queen Kelly - 4.0 stars

Unnatural - 1.0 stars
La Grande Illusion - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Queen Kelly - 4.0 stars
The Birth of a Nation - 3.0 stars
Jean Renoir Collection - 4.0 stars

Gloria Swanson - 3 times - show films
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Ralph Lewis - 2 times - show films
Julien Carette - 2 times - show films
Lillian Gish - 2 times - show films

Jean Renoir - 9 times - show films
D.W. Griffith - 2 times - show films
Arthur Maria Rabenalt - 1 times - show films
Billy Wilder - 1 times - show films