Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Directed by Clarence Brown · 112 min · Drama, Romance
31.8 TOPICAL score · #3,378 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1926, directed by Clarence Brown) has a TOPICAL score of 31.8 - ranked 3,378 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (65 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (65 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 23 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,948 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Gilbert (actor #1,505), Greta Garbo (actor #220), Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent