Flesh and the Devil
1926·United States·109 min.
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This silent film is a romantic melodrama about two childhood friends, Leo and Ulrich, who grow up to be soldiers in Germany. Leo becomes infatuated with Felicitas, the wife of a powerful count (a marriage about which Felicitas neglects to inform Leo). The count calls for a duel of honor with Leo, but insists that it be done under the false pretense that the quarrel was due to angry words exchanged between the two at a card game in order to protect the count's reputation. Leo kills the count in the duel, but then is punished by the military, being sent away to Africa for five years.
DirectorClarence Brown
ScreenwriterBenjamin Glazer
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
CastGreta Garbo·John Gilbert·Lars Hanson·William Orlamond·Eugenie Besserer·Barbara Kent·George Fawcett·Marc McDermott
Original titleFlesh and the Devil