← Cinema Atlas
Discover great cinema and the connections that made it possible.
Flesh poster
UNITED STATES · 1932

Flesh

John Ford
Classical Hollywood immigration wrestling crime and corruption romance and deception redemption
Stream on Criterion → ▶ Trailer
Synopsis

Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.

Year1932
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Ford
MovementClassical Hollywood
Cinematic DNA

We haven't mapped this film's connections yet. Explore John Ford's other work or films from United States below.

More from John Ford → Cinema of United States →

More from John Ford

United States · Classical Hollywood
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 · United States
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · United States
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy
1965 · United States

Films with Similar Themes

immigration · wrestling · crime and corruption · romance and deception · redemption
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Katzelmacher
Katzelmacher
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston

More from United States

Cinema of United States
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song