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Information
- Year
- 1925
- Runtime
- 102 min.
- Director
- Oscar Micheaux
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 6.3
- Votes *
- 516
- Checks
- 451
- Favs
- 7
- Dislikes
- 14
- Favs/checks
- 1.6% (1:64)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:2
Top comments
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Armoreska
The original version of Body and Soul was a nine-reel production. When the filmmaker applied for an exhibition license from the Motion Picture Commission of the State of New York, it was denied approval on the grounds it would "tend to incite to crime" and was "immoral" and "sacrilegious". Micheaux was forced to re-edit the film twice before the commission approved the film, which was reduced from nine to five reels. The surviving copy of Body and Soul is based on this edited version; Micheaux's director cut is considered a lost film 8 years 8 months ago -
sqcat
Paul Robeson is great as the preacher, but goodness me was it confusing casting him in a double role. 1 year 2 months ago -
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Login to see which of your friends have seen this movie!In 5 official lists
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This movie ranks #61 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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This movie ranks #156 in Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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This movie ranks #211 in Silent Era's The Top 300 Silent Era Films
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This movie ranks #410 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #810 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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