Body and Soul (1924 film)
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| Body and Soul | |
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| Directed by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Produced by | Oscar Micheaux |
| Written by | Oscar Micheaux (also novel) |
| Starring | Paul Robeson Mercedes Gilbert Julia Theresa Russell |
| Distributed by | Micheaux Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | November 9, 1925 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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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.
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