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72% Critic Match
Flesh and the Devil
“Passion ran like wine in their blood!”
7.2 / 10• 1926• 1h 52m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Cast & Crew
John Gilbert
Leo von Harden
Lead
Greta Garbo
Felicitas
Lars Hanson
Ulrich von Eltz
Barbara Kent
Hertha von Eltz
William Orlamond
Uncle Kutowski
George Fawcett
Pastor Voss
Eugenie Besserer
Leo's Mother
Marc McDermott
Count von Rhaden
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clarence Brown's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Flesh and the Devil is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
