Screenplay: Erich von Stroheim
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Erich von Stroheim. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Greed
1924 · Movie · 239 min. · United States
Direction Erich von Stroheim
Cast Gibson Gowland · ZaSu Pitts · Jean Hersholt · Chester Conklin
Plot Miner-turned-dentist McTeague wins young Trina Sieppe away from her cousin Marcus, McTeague's friend. When Trina wins five thousand dollars in a lottery, Marcus accuses McTeague of marrying her for her...
8.2
4K votes
8.2
4K votes
Queen Kelly
1929 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Erich von Stroheim
Cast Gloria Swanson · Walter Byron · Seena Owen · Wilhelm von Brincken
Plot Prince Wolfram is the betrothed of mad Queen Regina V of Kronberg. Supreme ruler, her word is law and he is a playboy. On maneuvers as punishment for partying with...
7.5
841 votes
7.5
841 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
The Devil-Doll
1936 · Movie · 79 min. · United States
Direction Tod Browning
Cast Lionel Barrymore · Maureen O'Sullivan · Frank Lawton · Robert Greig
Plot An escaped Devil's Island convict uses miniaturized humans to wreak vengeance on those that framed him.
7.3
2K votes
7.3
2K votes
The Merry Widow
1925 · Movie · 137 min. · United States
Direction Erich von Stroheim
Cast John Gilbert · Mae Murray · Roy D'Arcy · Tully Marshall
Plot Prince Danilo falls in love with dancer Sally O'Hara. His uncle, King Nikita I of Monteblanco forbids the marriage because she is a commoner. Thinking she has been jilted by...
7.1
363 votes
7.1
363 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
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
Merry-Go-Round
1923 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Rupert Julian · Erich von Stroheim
Cast Norman Kerry · Mary Philbin · Cesare Gravina · Edith Yorke
6.3
58 votes
6.3
58 votes
La danse de mort
1948 · Movie · 88 min. · Italy
Direction Marcel Cravenne
Cast Erich von Stroheim · Denise Vernac · Palau · Massimo Serato
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The Devil's Pass Key
1920 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
Direction Erich von Stroheim
Cast Sam De Grasse · Una Trevelyn · Clyde Fillmore · Maude George
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The Honeymoon
1930 · Movie · min. · United States
Direction Erich von Stroheim
Cast ZaSu Pitts · Erich von Stroheim · Fay Wray
Plot The sole surviving print of The Honeymoon was destroyed in a fire at the Cinémathèque Française in 1957, five days after Stroheim’s death.
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Gibraltar
1938 · Movie · 105 min. · France
Direction Fyodor Otsep
Cast Viviane Romance · Roger Duchesne · Abel Jacquin · Erich von Stroheim
Plot Off Gibraltar ,British ships blow up;there might be a mole among the British officers.
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Hello, Sister!
1933 · Movie · 62 min. · United States
Direction Raoul Walsh · Alan Crosland · Erich von Stroheim · Alfred L. Werker
Cast James Dunn · ZaSu Pitts · Boots Mallory · Minna Gombell
Plot Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together. Jimmy and Peggy get together in many romantic ways...
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Between Two Women
1937 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction George B. Seitz
Cast Franchot Tone · Maureen O'Sullivan · Virginia Bruce · Leonard Penn
Plot Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion. Allen is in love with student nurse, Claire...
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