Body and Soul
Drama
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1925
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A convict escapes to a Southern town and passes himself off as a reverend, giving him the perfect cover to swindle the townspeople and corrupt an innocent young woman.
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Details
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
9 Nov 1925
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
One of the revelations of this 1924 feature by pioneer black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux is that, in contrast to the faltering technique and garbled film syntax of his sound pictures, he was stylistically assured as a silent director.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
9 Feb 2007
fresh:
Robeson radiates the roguish charm and dangerous looming ferocity of a master con man with a scary streak of violence. Like his singing, Robeson's acting has stature. It is larger than life.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006