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
Box office$1,261,000

Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Clarence Brown and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent. Based on the 1894 novel The Undying Past by German writer Hermann Sudermann, it was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 25, 1926.

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".