Flesh and the Devil

Flesh and the Devil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClarence Brown
Written byBenjamin Glazer
Marian Ainslee (titles)
Based onThe Undying Past
1893 novel
by Hermann Sudermann
Produced byIrving Thalberg
StarringGreta Garbo
John Gilbert
Lars Hanson
Barbara Kent
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byLloyd Nosler
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 25, 1926 (1926-12-25)
Running time
109 minutes (USA)
113 minutes (UK)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles
Budget$372,618.21[1]
Box office$1,261,000[2]

Flesh and the Devil is an American silent romantic drama film[3][4][5] released in 1926 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent, directed by Clarence Brown, and based on the novel The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann.

In 2006, Flesh and the Devil was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6][7]

  1. ^ Alexander Walker; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (October 1980). Garbo: a portrait. Macmillan. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-02-622950-0. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  2. ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  3. ^ Variety film review; January 12, 1927, page 14.
  4. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; January 15, 1927, page 10.
  5. ^ American Film Institute (1971). The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

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