Flesh and the Devil

Flesh and the Devil

112 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 1926

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.

Flesh and the Devil

112 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 25, 1926

Flesh and the Devil
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Flesh and the Devil
Directors Clarence Brown
Writers Benjamin Glazer, Hermann Sudermann

Cast

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

Philippe De Lacy

as Leo as a Boy (uncredited)

Polly Moran

as Family Retainer with Bouquet (uncredited)

Frankie Darro

as Boy Who Dances with Hertha (uncredited)

Carl Roup

as Train Station Vendor (uncredited)