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Faust

★ 7.9/10•1926•1h 46m•NR•Fantasy•Drama•Horror

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.

F. W. Murnau · Director

Hans Kyser · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageDE
Release DateOct 14, 1926

Actors

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

Friar (uncredited)

Hertha von Walther

Hertha von Walther

(uncredited)

Hans Rameau

(uncredited)

Emmy Wyda

Emmy Wyda

(uncredited)

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