Flesh and the Devil (1927)
Director: Clarence Brown
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Renowned for its electric love scenes between Garbo and Gilbert (though these days they don't seem that torrid), this is an elegant bit of melodramatic fluff, with Garbo in swooning form as the adulterous Countess coming between her soldier lover (Gilbert) and his best buddy (Hanson), who marries her after the count (MacDermott) is killed in a duel. Much ado about nothing, really, but Garbo is as luminous as ever, thanks to William Daniels' camerawork.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent, William Orlamond, Marc MacDermott full cast
Duration: 9 mins
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