Flesh and the Devil
1926 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
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.
Direction Clarence Brown
Cast Greta Garbo · John Gilbert · Lars Hanson · William Orlamond · Eugenie Besserer · Barbara Kent · George Fawcett · Marc McDermott
Screenplay Benjamin Glazer
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Original title Flesh and the Devil
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