Faust

Faust

1926
1h 46m
7.9

7.9/10

425 votes • View on IMDb
Fantasy Drama Horror

"The Voice of the Tempter."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
UFA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
Release Date October 14, 1926
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0016847

Cast

Gösta Ekman
Gösta Ekman

Faust

Emil Jannings
Emil Jannings

Mephisto

Camilla Horn
Camilla Horn

Gretchen Marguerite

Frida Richard
Frida Richard

Gretchens's Mother

William Dieterle
William Dieterle

Valentin

Werner Fuetterer
Werner Fuetterer

Erzengel

Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert

Marthe Schwerdtlein

Eric Barclay
Eric Barclay

Duke of Parma

Hanna Ralph
Hanna Ralph

Duchess of Parma

Hans Brausewetter
Hans Brausewetter

Farmboy (uncredited)

Lothar Müthel
Lothar Müthel

Friar (uncredited)

Hertha von Walther
Hertha von Walther

(uncredited)

Key Crew

F. W. Murnau
Director
Hans Kyser
Screenplay
Erich Pommer
Producer