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Edition 2015
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Thematic programmes - Bigger Than Life
Sudden fortune with a simple lottery ticket triggers a spiral of greed that will ruin the
lives of the three people involved. Stroheim’s “damned” film, subject to
multiple edits by MGM. “In my whole life, I only truly made one film, but
nobody ever saw it. The poor, shattered, mutilated remains were displayed under
the name of “Greed”, said Stroheim, years later.
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Cast:
Gibson Gowland, Zazu Pitts, Jean Hersholt -
Original Title:
GREED -
Country:
United States of America -
Year:
1924 - 140'