Rosenbaum, Jonathan

Greed (BFI Film Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780851703589
author:: Rosenbaum, Jonathan
format:: Paperback
publisher:: BFI Publishing
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1993
Pages:: 64
Genre:: Film theory & criticism
Condition:: New
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Greed is a legendary film that has captivated audiences for decades. Originally intended to be the masterpiece of Erich von Stroheim, it was instead transformed into a vastly different work due to MGM's interference.

The story behind Greed is one of obsession and creative control. Von Stroheim's determination to bring Frank Norris's novel McTeague to life resulted in a film that ran for over seven hours, but ultimately, the studio hacked it down to less than a quarter of its original length. This drastic change had a lasting impact on von Stroheim's career.

Jonathan Rosenbaum has spent years researching and reconstructing the history of this cinematic anomaly. His meticulous study sheds new light on the film's troubled past and provides a fascinating insight into one of cinema's greatest lost works.

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