Cast: Erich von Stroheim

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Erich von Stroheim. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast William Holden · Gloria Swanson · Erich von Stroheim · Nancy Olson

Plot A bankrupt screenwriter (William Holden) takes refuge in the mansion of a faded star (Gloria Swanson) of the silent era, in order to escape the debt-collectors who are chasing after...

8.5

45K votes

8.5

45K votes

Grande Illusion

1937 · Movie · 114 min. · France

Direction Jean Renoir

Cast Jean Gabin · Erich von Stroheim · Pierre Fresnay · Marcel Dalio

Plot 1916, during World War I. Lieutenant Maréchal and Capitaine de Boeldieu are two combat pilots who are shot down by the Germans. They are taken to a prisoner of war...

8.0

8K votes

8.0

8K votes

The Wedding March

1928 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Erich von Stroheim

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Fay Wray · Matthew Betz · George Fawcett

Plot A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keepers daughter, but has to marry money.

7.5

434 votes

7.5

434 votes

Five Graves to Cairo

1943 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Franchot Tone · Erich von Stroheim · Anne Baxter · Akim Tamiroff

Plot June, 1942. The British Army, retreating ahead of victorious Rommel, leaves a lone survivor on the Egyptian border--Corporal John Bramble, who finds refuge at a remote desert hotel...soon to be...

7.1

3K votes

7.1

3K votes

Foolish Wives

1922 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction Erich von Stroheim

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Maude George · Mae Busch · Rudolph Christians

Plot A Russian emigre leases a villa near Monte Carlo after WWI, and poses as a count in order to take advantage of women, with the aid of two of his...

7.0

496 votes

7.0

496 votes

Billy Wilder Speaks

2006 · Documentary · 71 min. · United States

Direction Volker Schlöndorff · Gisela Grischow

Cast Billy Wilder · Jean Arthur · Humphrey Bogart · James Cagney

Plot Billy Wilder discusses his life and films in interviews filmed by Volker Schlondorff over two weeks in 1988.

6.9

615 votes

6.9

615 votes

The Great Flamarion

1945 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Mann

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Mary Beth Hughes · Dan Duryea · Steve Barclay

Plot Flamarion, expert marksman, is entertaining people in a show which features Connie, beautiful woman and her husband Al. Flamarion and Connie fall in love and decide to get rid of...

6.8

722 votes

6.8

722 votes

Mandragore

1952 · Movie · 92 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)

6.5

26 votes

6.5

26 votes

Blind Husbands

1919 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Erich von Stroheim

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Gibson Gowland · Sam De Grasse · Francelia Billington

Plot An Austrian military officer and roue' attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon. The two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends surprisingly.

6.5

178 votes

6.5

178 votes

So Ends Our Night

1941 · Movie · 117 min. · United States

Direction John Cromwell

Cast Fredric March · Margaret Sullavan · Frances Dee · Glenn Ford

Plot An anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence. When the political refugee risks his life to see his...

6.2

89 votes

6.2

89 votes

Boys' School

1938 · Movie · 100 min. · France

6.2

32 votes

6.2

32 votes

As You Desire Me

1932 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

6.0

109 votes

6.0

109 votes

The Great Gabbo

1929 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Erich von Stroheim · James Cruze

Cast Erich von Stroheim · Betty Compson · Donald Douglas · Marjorie Kane

Plot An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to...

6.0

120 votes

6.0

120 votes

The North Star

1943 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Lewis Milestone

Cast Anne Baxter · Dana Andrews · Walter Huston · Walter Brennan

Plot Russian efforts to bravely hold off the invading Nazi army during World War II are graphically portrayed as Russians survive the brutalities. During the Cold War, this film was altered...

5.9

386 votes

5.9

386 votes

The Lost Squadron

1932 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

5.8

26 votes

5.8

26 votes

Napoléon

1955 · Movie · 182 min. · France

5.6

146 votes

5.6

146 votes

The Lady and the Monster

1944 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction George Sherman

Cast Vera Ralston · Richard Arlen · Erich von Stroheim · Helen Vinson

Plot A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him.

5.3

23 votes

5.3

23 votes

Friends and Lovers

1931 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

5.1

26 votes

5.1

26 votes

The Lafarge Case

1938 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Not rated

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La danse de mort

1948 · Movie · 88 min. · Italy

Not rated

Not rated