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Faust
The Voice of the Tempter.
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
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Synopsis
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
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Cast
Gösta EkmanFaust
Emil JanningsMephisto
Camilla HornGretchen Marguerite
Frida RichardGretchens's Mother
William DieterleValentin
Werner FuettererErzengel
Yvette GuilbertMarthe Schwerdtlein
Eric BarclayDuke of ParmaCredits
- Directed by
- F. W. Murnau
- Written by
- Hans Kyser
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
Production
UFAGermany
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
