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Flesh and
the Devil
(1927)

The most-famous teaming of stars Greta Garbo and John Gilbert, directed by Clarence Brown.

TCM Archives
2005 DVD edition

The Garbo Silents Collection (1926-1928), black & white, 307 minutes total, not rated,
including Flesh and the Devil (1927), black & white, 112 minutes, not rated.

Warner Home Video, 67472, UPC 0-12569-67472-1.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 5.5 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 8-bit 2.0 stereo sound; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; closed captions; 23 chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 6 September 2005.
Country of origin: USA

Our first look at this DVD edition of Flesh and the Devil reveals a crisp full-frame video transfer from an excellent 35mm print with very little dust and other flaws to mar a viewing experience.

This edition also features two other Garbo MGM silents, alternate endings to Flesh and the Devil and The Temptress, audio commentary on Flesh and the Devil by Barry Paris, on The Temptress by Mark A. Vieira, and on The Mysterious Lady by Tony Maietta and Jeffrey Vance, with additional documentaries.