Erich von Stroheim

Erich Oswald Stroheim was born in Vienna in 1885 into a Jewish family, the son of a hat merchant. He emigrated to the United States in 1909, calling himself a count and a former officer, although he had served only a few months. He held various odd jobs, then became an assistant to Griffith. An actor at first, presented as the man you love to hate, he turned to directing in 1919. His last film, shot in 1932, was released the following year, reworked by others and without his name. He ended his career as an actor in France and died there in 1957.

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• CinemaGreedErich von Stroheim · 1924Cinema