Stroheim

"Lennig took on the task of unpacking the legend, finding the truth. No one could have accomplished this task better."—Choice

"The real story of Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim is far more interesting and psychologically compelling than the legend ever could be."—Hartford Courant

"I doubt we'll see a better-done examination of Stroheim."—H-Net Reviews

"A magisterial, crazily comprehensive biographical study of the original renegade director. Provides a definitive portrait of the notorious director and, in his accounting of the follies of art met by commerce, an affecting cultural history."—Kirkus Reviews

"An extremely readable book, this biography manages to convey Lennig's appreciation of Stroheim's genius. . . . Highly recommended."—Library Journal

"Calls to mind the film societies of another era, the noise of a 16mm projector at the back of the room, the smell of mimeograph programme notes."—London Review of Books

"To keep track of everything that happened to von Stroheim's films requires a dogged determination, and Lennig is up to that task. . . . Definitely a labor of love."—New York Times Book Review

"In a thrilling biography of one of Hollywood's great originals, Lennig strips away the legends surrounding director/actor Erich von Stroheim. . . . Lennig's masterful knowledge of film history and technique informs this penetrating biography."—Publishers Weekly

"One of the most important books ever written on cinema history. This is a triumph."—Rick Schmidlin, re-edit producer, Greed and Touch of Evil

"Sets most of the record straight and has a shrewd sense of Stroheim's art, which was really an extravagant expression of his own personality."—San Diego Union-Tribune

"Definitive is certainly the word for it."—Sight and Sound

"A monument to the awful Good Old Days of an infant Hollywood."—Times Literary Supplement

"Lennig has unearthed the Austrian documents that establish Stroheim's true background."—Wall Street Journal

"To judge from Lennig's admiring new biography, the director's worst enemy was indisputably himself."—Washington Post Book World

"Lennig's expertise makes this the best Stroheim book by far."—Booklist

"Lennig is a serious researcher and he offers new film criticism and a thorough understanding of Lugosi's Hungarian background, his Hollywood years, five marriages and drug addiction."—News at Cinema Books