Body and Soul (1925)

19251h 19mdir. Oscar MicheauxUnited Statesdrama filmsilent film

With Paul Robeson, Mercedes Gilbert, Lawrence Chenault

Directed by Oscar Micheaux

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Body and Soul is a 1925 race film produced, written, directed, and distributed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Paul Robeson in his motion picture debut. In 2019, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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