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Originally Posted by Ea
Quite interesting. I had never heard if this film before. Quite unusual to have a film from this time to have this long running time. I almost didn't believe you, but I looked it up  Thanks for mentioning this. |
The opening lines from the movie claim McTeague is the greatest American novel ever written, at least according to Von Stroheim, and yet hardly anyone ever says that now, more people say Greed is the greatest American silent film ever made.