Faust
7.9
419 Reviews
1926
1h 46min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
14 October 1926
Runtime
1h 46min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
German
Production
UFA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Gösta Ekman
Faust
Emil Jannings
Mephisto
Camilla Horn
Gretchen Marguerite
Frida Richard
Gretchens's Mother
William Dieterle
Valentin
Werner Fuetterer
Erzengel
Yvette Guilbert
Marthe Schwerdtlein
Eric Barclay
Duke of Parma
Hanna Ralph
Duchess of Parma
Hans Brausewetter
Farmboy (uncredited)
Lothar Müthel
Friar (uncredited)
Hertha von Walther
(uncredited)
Hans Rameau
(uncredited)
Emmy Wyda
(uncredited)
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