Erich Von Stroheim

Erich Von Stroheim - what members say

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...

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.

Rate this: 16% from 3 members

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 »

Rate this: 74% from 9,192 members

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.

Rate this: 76% from 43 members

The Birth Of A Nation on DVD (1915)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Walter Long, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: D.W. Griffith
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This landmark film from silent director D.W. Griffith was the first movie blockbuster. However, it also reveals a horribly racist version of American history. The first part of the film chronicles the Civil War as experienced through the eyes of two families; the Stonemans from the North, and the ..read more »

Rate this: 55% from 1,473 member

The Birth Of A Nation to Watch Now (1915)
Starring: Lillian Gish, Walter Long, Erich Von Stroheim
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Run time: 124 minutes
This landmark film from silent director D.W. Griffith was the first movie blockbuster. However, it also reveals a horribly racist version of American history. The first part of the film chronicles the Civil War as experienced through the eyes of two families; the Stonemans from the North, and the ..read more »

Rate this: 78% from 5 members

Jean Renoir Collection - 3.5 stars
Unnatural - 1.0 stars
Sunset Boulevard - 4.0 stars
Greed - 4.0 stars
The Birth Of A Nation - 3.0 stars

Sunset Boulevard - 4.0 stars
Jean Renoir Collection - 3.5 stars
The Birth Of A Nation - 3.0 stars
Greed - 4.0 stars
Unnatural - 1.0 stars

Unnatural - 1.0 stars
Greed - 4.0 stars
The Birth Of A Nation - 3.0 stars
Jean Renoir Collection - 3.5 stars
Sunset Boulevard - 4.0 stars

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