Adapted from the novel L'Argent by Émile Zola, the film portrays the world of banking and the stock market in Paris in the 1920s.
Cinematography
Art Deco sets that cost more than most films' entire budgets.
Direction
L'Herbier's proto-music-video energy in the trading floor sequences.
Costume
Brigitte Helm's wardrobe alone deserves its own spinoff.
Director
Marcel L'Herbier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
L'Herbier built a functioning stock exchange set with 3,000 extras and real ticker machines.
The film predicted the 1929 crash so accurately audiences thought it was documentary footage afterward.
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