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Faust

Name: Faust
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Released: 1926-10-13
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.906
Cast: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle

1926NR1h 56m7.9 / 10

The Voice of the Tempter.

God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

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Synopsis

God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

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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 Parma

Credits

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

Themes

based on myths, legends or folklorebased on novel or bookdeatheternal youthfaustgerman expressionismlovepact with the devilplagueromancesale of soulsilent film