Faust

Oct 13, 1926

1h 56m

★ 7.9

The Voice of the Tempter.

Overview

God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

UFA

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Faust Trailers

Cast

Faust

Gösta Ekman

Mephisto

Emil Jannings

Gretchen Marguerite

Camilla Horn

Gretchens's Mother

Frida Richard

Valentin

William Dieterle

Erzengel

Werner Fuetterer

Marthe Schwerdtlein

Yvette Guilbert

Duke of Parma

Eric Barclay

Duchess of Parma

Hanna Ralph

Farmboy (uncredited)

Hans Brausewetter

Friar (uncredited)

Lothar Müthel

(uncredited)

Hertha von Walther

Based on the popular book by Andris Kalnozols, this is the story of Oskars, who lives in a provincial town with his mother, loves an idealised dream girl, and is gifted with an exceptional memory and imagination. On his way to independence, he gathers a motley crew of companions and has all kinds of adventures.

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7.8

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9.0

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7.4

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6.9

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7.5

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4.5

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7.2

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