Faust (1926)
The Voice of the Tempter.
1926 · NR · 1h 46m · Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror
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.
Director: F. W. Murnau
Writers: Hans Kyser
Music by: Werner R. Heymann
Cinematography: Carl Hoffmann
Editor: Elfi Böttrich
Rated 7.9/10 by 417 viewers
Cast
Gösta Ekman as FaustEmil Jannings as MephistoCamilla Horn as Gretchen MargueriteFrida Richard as Gretchens's MotherWilliam Dieterle as ValentinWerner Fuetterer as ErzengelYvette Guilbert as Marthe SchwerdtleinEric Barclay as Duke of ParmaHanna Ralph as Duchess of ParmaHans Brausewetter as Farmboy (uncredited)Lothar Müthel as Friar (uncredited)Hertha von Walther as (uncredited)More like this
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