L’Argent

Grasping Paris financier Saccard (Pierre Alcover) sought to make a partner (and then a patsy) out of a celebrated aviator (Henry Victor), and a conquest out of the pilot’s guileless wife (Marie Glory). His maneuverings, however, aren’t lost on no-less-calculating rival Gunderman (Alfred Abel), who may cause his house of cards to collapse. Director Marcel L’Herbier’s lavish contemporary take on Emile Zola’s indictment of avarice also stars Brigitte Helm, Yvette Guilbert. 150 min.Standard; Soundtrack: music score; making-of documentary "Autour de L'Argent" (1928); bonus short "Prométhée Banquier" (1921). Silent with music score. Two-disc set.