Body and Soul (1924 film)

Body and Soul (1924 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Body and Soul


caption = Film poster
director = Oscar Micheaux
producer = Oscar Micheaux
writer = Oscar Micheaux (also novel)
starring = Paul Robeson Mercedes Gilbert Julia Theresa Russell
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Micheaux Film Corporation
released = November 9, 1925
runtime =
language = Silent film
English intertitles
country =USA
budget =
amg_id = 1:85570
imdb_id = 0015634|

"Body and Soul", filmed in 1924 and released in 1925, is the best-known silent race film of pioneer African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. In it, Paul Robeson, the singer/actor/athlete, made his first appearance in a motion picture.

Written, produced and directed by Micheaux, it also starred Mercedes Gilbert, Julia Theresa Russell, Lawrence Chenault, and Marshall Rogers.

External links

*imdb title|id=0015634|title=Body and Soul
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqjYdjgvBxg Excerpt From the Film]


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