Faust (Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage) (1926)

8.5	Listal rating
8	IMDB rating

German (3), 1920s (3), 1926 (2), Germany (2), German Expressionism (2), Silent (1), Deal With The Devil (1), Snow (1), Bargain (1), Evil (1), Watch Online (1), Devil (1), Skeleton (Undead) (1), Books (1), Foreign Silent Film (1), Satan (1), Fantasy (1), Knowledge (1), Mystery (1), Desire (1)

Description

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist. During a plague, Faust despairs and burns his books after failing to stop death; Satan sends Mephisto to tempt Faust, first with insight into treating the plague and then with a day's return to youth. Mephisto is clever, timing the en ... (more)

Directed by

F.W. Murnau

Starring (View all) :

Gösta Ekman

Faust

Emil Jannings

Mephisto

Camilla Horn

Gretchen / Marguerite

Frida Richard

Gretchens Mutter / Marguerite's mother

William Dieterle

Valentin: Gretchens Bruder / Marguerite's brother

Yvette Guilbert

Marthe Schwerdtlein: Gretchens Tante / Marguerite'

Eric Barclay

Herzog von Parma / Duke of Parma

Hanna Ralph

Herzogin von Parma / Duchess of Parma

Werner Fuetterer

Erzengel / Archangel

Hans Brausewetter

Bauernbursche / Farmboy

Written by (View all) :

Johann Wolfgang Goethe

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Gerhart Hauptmann

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