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Overview
Greed was to have been Erich von Stroheim's masterwork, but his immense plans were his undoing. This volume reconstructs the history of the film. Each volume in the BFI Film Classics series contains a personal commentary on the film, a brief production history and a detailed filmography.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780851703589 |
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Publisher: | BFI Publishing |
Publication date: | 05/01/1993 |
Series: | BFI Film Classics Series |
Edition description: | 1993 |
Pages: | 96 |
Product dimensions: | 5.31(w) x 7.48(h) x 0.01(d) |
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