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Flesh and the Devil

1926109 minUnited States
RomanceDrama
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
115:40
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Clarence Brown · Public domain

Synopsis

Two childhood friends become soldiers, trusting that their bond can survive separation. Leo's affair with a married woman leads to a duel and a posting abroad. When he returns, he discovers that his closest friend has married her, turning a reunion into a struggle between loyalty and a desire that has not disappeared.

Cast

DirectorsClarence Brown

Inspirations

Clarence Brown adapts Hermann Sudermann's The Undying Past with Greta Garbo, John Gilbert and Lars Hanson. The romantic triangle puts an apparently enduring male friendship under pressure from secrets left unresolved during an absence.

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