Flesh and the Devil
1926 · Movie · NR · 112 min · ★ 7.2 · 88% critics
Two lifelong friends return home from military training, and one becomes captivated by a mysterious woman he meets at a railway station. A scandal tears through their circle and forces him away, and when he finally comes back years later, he finds loyalties shifted and relationships transformed in ways he never expected.
Based on The Undying Past
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Details
- Years
- 1926
- Release date
- 1926-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for a heated silent-era love triangle with duels, scandal, and big emotions, in the vein of The Merry Widow; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or dated attitudes.
Pros: intense romantic pull; strong lead chemistry; classic silent melodrama | Cons: dated gender politics; uneven pacing; plot feels contrived
Themes
- adultery
- friendship
- brotherhood
- male friendship
- betrayal
- duel
- silent film
- blood brother
- temptress
Cast & crew
John Gilbert
as Leo von Harden
Greta Garbo
as Felicitas
Lars Hanson
as Ulrich von Eltz
Barbara Kent
as Hertha von Eltz
William Orlamond
as Uncle Kutowski
George Fawcett
as Pastor Voss
Eugenie Besserer
as Leo's Mother
Marc McDermott
as Count von Rhaden
Marcelle Corday
as Minna
Frankie Darro
as Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
Directed by Clarence Brown