of Greed (purchased in Europe)." von Stroheim himself once stated that Benito Mussolini owned a personal copy of the film. Von Stroheim's son Joseph von Stroheim once claimed that when he was in the Army during World War II, he saw a version of the film that took two nights to fully screen, although he could not remember exactly how long it was. There were also reports that MGM had retained a copy of the original version. Iris Barry of the Museum of Modern Art claimed that a copy was locked in the MGM vaults, although Thalberg denied it. It was also reported that John Houseman had a private screening at MGM and that MGM owned two copies stored in a vault in a Utah salt mine. Lotte Eisner once claimed that in the 1950s and 1960s, several cans of films labeled "McTeague" were found in MGM's vaults and destroyed by executives who did not know that it was footage from Greed. MGM executive Al Lewin said that several years after the film's release von Stroheim asked him for the cut footage. Lewin and editor Margaret Booth searched MGM's vault but could not find any missing footage. See also List of fiction works made into feature films List of films cut over the director's opposition List of incomplete or partially lost films List of longest films Notes References Citations Bibliography External links Greed on iTunes (130 min) Greed essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 92–94 Zasu Pitts oriented lobby poster 1924 drama films 1920s color films 1924 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American epic films Articles containing video clips Death Valley Films about dentistry Films about mining Expressionist films Drama films based on actual events Films based on American novels Films based on works by Frank Norris Films directed by Erich von Stroheim Films set in San Francisco Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Films set in the 1910s Films set in the 1920s Films set in deserts Films shot in California Films shot in San Francisco Lost American films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films United States National Film Registry films Uxoricide in fiction American psychological drama films 1920s psychological drama films 1920s American films Silent American drama films 1920s English-language films