Flesh and the Devil
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Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flesh and the Devil canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flesh and the Devil Context triple: [Greta Garbo, notableWork, Flesh and the Devil]
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A.
The Devil’s Novice
The Devil’s Novice is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a young novice whose arrival at the abbey coincides with a sinister disappearance.
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B.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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C.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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D.
Stoning of the Devil
The Stoning of the Devil is an Islamic Hajj ritual in which pilgrims symbolically reject evil by throwing pebbles at three stone pillars representing Satan.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flesh and the Devil Target entity description: Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
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A.
The Devil’s Novice
The Devil’s Novice is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a young novice whose arrival at the abbey coincides with a sinister disappearance.
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B.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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C.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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D.
Stoning of the Devil
The Stoning of the Devil is an Islamic Hajj ritual in which pilgrims symbolically reject evil by throwing pebbles at three stone pillars representing Satan.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Undying Past ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Hermann Sudermann ⓘ |
| cinemaMovement |
Classical Hollywood cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| cinematographyBy | William H. Daniels ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy |
Adrian (uncredited, associated with Garbo’s wardrobe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Adrian (costume designer)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Clarence Brown ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lloyd Nosler ⓘ |
| era | silent era of Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| filmingStudio | MGM studios in Culver City, California ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
silent melodrama ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| hasLeadCharacter |
Felicitas von Rhaden
ⓘ
Leo von Harden ⓘ Ulrich von Eltz ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dueling and honor
ⓘ
friendship and betrayal ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| musicForReleases | various compiled scores for later screenings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of MGM prestige production
ⓘ
helping establish Greta Garbo as a major Hollywood star ⓘ on-screen chemistry between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greta Garbo filmography
ⓘ
John Gilbert filmography ⓘ
linked to:
John Gilbert
|
| preservationStatus | extant and preserved ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving G. Thalberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Irving Thalberg
|
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 9, 1927 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 112 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Benjamin Glazer ⓘ |
| setting | Germany ⓘ |
| starring |
Barbara Kent
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Greta Garbo ⓘ John Gilbert ⓘ Lars Hanson ⓘ William Haines ⓘ |
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