The Divine Woman
| The Divine Woman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Victor Sjöström |
| Written by | John Colton (titles) Dorothy Farnum (writer) |
| Based on | Starlight by Gladys Unger |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Greta Garbo Lars Hanson |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
| Budget | $266,817.14 |
| Box office | $931,000 (worldwide rental) |
The Divine Woman (1928) is an American silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and starring Greta Garbo. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Only a single nine-minute reel and an additional 45-second excerpt are currently known to exist of this otherwise lost film, the only known complete copy of which was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire.
The film grossed $541,000 in the USA and $390,000 internationally; its worldwide gross was $931,000 and generated MGM a profit of $354,000.
The film won the March 1928 Photoplay Award for the Best Pictures of the Month, as well as Best Performances of the Month for both Greta Garbo and Lars Hanson.