Faust (1926)
Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 47min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 06 Dec 1926 (USA)
- Movie
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul.
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Cast
| Gösta Ekman | ... |
Faust
(as Gösta Ekmann)
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| Emil Jannings | ... |
Mephisto
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| Camilla Horn | ... |
Gretchen
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Frida Richard | ... |
Mutter
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| William Dieterle | ... |
Valentin
(as Wilhelm Dieterle)
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| Yvette Guilbert | ... |
Marthe
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| Eric Barclay | ... |
Herzog
(as Eric Barcley)
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| Hanna Ralph | ... |
Herzogin
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| Werner Fuetterer | ... |
Erzengel
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| Hans Brausewetter | ... |
Farmboy (uncredited)
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Lothar Müthel | ... |
Friar (uncredited)
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Hans Rameau | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Hertha von Walther | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Emmy Wyda | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| F.W. Murnau | ||
Written by
| Gerhart Hauptmann | ... | (titles) |
| Hans Kyser | ... | (titles) |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ... | (play "Faust") (as Johann Wolfgang Goethe) |
Produced by
| Erich Pommer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Wolfgang Dauner | ... | (1976) |
| Jacco Gardner | ||
| Werner R. Heymann | ||
| Thomas Köner | ||
| Erno Rapee | ||
| Daniel Schnyder | ... | (1999) |
| Bernd Schultheis | ... | (2000) |
| Rolf Unkel | ... | (1976) |
| Art Zoyd | ... | (1995) |
| William Axt | ... | (uncredited) (USA, 1926) |
Cinematography by
| Carl Hoffmann | ||
Editing by
| Elfi Böttrich | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Herlth | ||
| Walter Röhrig | ||
Costume Design by
| Georges Annenkov | ||
| Robert Herlth | ||
| Walter Röhrig | ||
Makeup Department
| Waldemar Jabs | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hans Rameau | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Robert Basilice | ... | property master |
| Arno Richter | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Kurt Schmidt | ... | sound: new version |
| Rudolf Wohlschläger | ... | sound: new version |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Erich Grohmann | ... | assistant camera |
| Hans Natge | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Kurt Graunke | ... | conductor: new score |
| Frank Strobel | ... | conductor (2000) |
Additional Crew
| H.H. Caldwell | ... | intertitler |
| Katherine Hilliker | ... | intertitler |
| Charles Rosher | ... | photographic consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount-Ufa-Metro-Verleihbetriebe GmbH (Parufamet) (1926) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1926) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1926) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Ufanamet (1926) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Wardour Films (1926) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Eureka Video (2001) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Transit Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD) (two disk special edition)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (two-disc special edition)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (3 disc set) (Masters of Cinema no.78)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Edition Filmmuseum (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 end of this 24 hours as Faust embraces the beautiful Duchess of Parma. Faust trades his soul for youth. Some time later, he's bored, and demands on Easter Sunday that Mephisto take him home. Faust promptly sees and falls in love with the beautiful Gretchen, whose liaison with him brings her dishonor. Is there redemption? Who wins the wager?
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| Taglines | The Voice of the Tempter See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Due to the success of F.W. Murnau's previous film, The Last Laugh (1924), the studio promised him an unlimited budget with which to make this film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Fatale beauté (1994). See more » |
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Erzengel:
[Last lines]
The word that rings joyfully throughout creation, the word that alleviates every pain and sorrow, the word that absolves all the guilt of humanity, the eternal word. Dost thou not know it? Mephisto: What is the word? Erzengel: Love See more » |