Erich von Stroheim's _Greed_: last three minutes

[carbine125]

If heaven exists one of the first things ill do is watch all the masterpieces that have been lost and i'm going to watch all of them in their completed form.

[andres6868]

I don't know, it doesn't look so impressive to me. It's a matter of fact that movies age very badly in comparison to other art forms.

[oreoike]

Read the book McTeague by Frank Norris.

[GuinevereN]

This is such a beautiful, prolific movie. I only wish Stroheim's full vision could be seen today. Those men at MGM ruined a masterpiece. I would gladly sit for nine hours to watch this movie as it was initially. Stroheim created something so powerful, so fantastic! I thank the men who recently restored it, but I still wish I could see this film as it was, untouched. I thank Stroheim for creating this magnificent piece of art.This film is now one of my favorites.

[JonasEBothun]

@Metropofan There were plenty of "unhappy endings" prior to Greed. Broken Blossoms is an obvious one. Plus, the idea that the US goes for happy endings more than any other country is plainly false.

[The1Crack2Heads]

Do any one know where i can download a part of this movie? I need it to a school project!

[PhillipCreeper]

Man the main characters in this movie were sure greedy especially the wife.

[tomatoes96]

WTF 2:20

[cookiesonsteve]

@tomatoes96 ???

[mmpresti]

Is he kissing it or biting it's head off?

[cookiesonsteve]

@mmpresti it was one of the symbol's of mcteague

[mmpresti]

@cookiesonsteve well let's tie up all the symbolic themes here. I think tomatoe's highlighting the way stroheim cinematically used the black and white medium to emphasize the symbolic significance of gold in the novel. At 2:20 the frame is black and white, and not the yellowish off-color of the rest of the desert scene. Just as Mcteague bites off Trina's fingers and then murders her, gold is bitten make sure it is authentic; Mcteague identifies theft with his trade as dentist; big golden tooth.

[javakogan]

@mmpresti No, he is kissing it, and will let it go. Unfortunately, it is in the middle of the desert, and the bird can't survive in all that heat.... If you saw the rest of the movie, he loves birds....

[bettydaw1970]

@javakogan

bs..ever been to death valley? they bird would hav been at elevation in 45 minutes

[Shadowlit001]

I would have broke all the bones in the unconscious/dead guy's hand then slipped the hand cuff off of him.

[mmajnar]

i havent seen the movie neither read the novel, but this few minutes look amazing, very strong... I should find it somewhere for download...

[AntinousIsGod1]

I have the whole movie of Greed on my computer as well as the Magnificent Ambersons. Both are in avi format but I have no clue as how to upload the entire four hour (restored) movie.

If someone could tell me how to break the movie into parts and then covert it to the format they use on youtube i'm sure I could then upload it for anyone interested in seeing it without having to wait for it to come on DVD or shell out lots of money for the videotapes on ebay.

[chiodeguate1]

Look for a torrent file.

[217potato]

one of the most powerful endings in cinema history

[bettydaw1970]

@217potato

i disagree..

overated..