Faustbook (20th Anniversary Director's Cut)

Apr 4, 2025

1h 21m

★ 7.0

A troubled mortician embarks on an odyssey for truth about life and death.

Overview

Inspired by Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and Goethe's Faust, Faustus develops an obsession with his namesake, Johann Georg Faust. As Faustus delves deeper into man and legend, he enters a labyrinthine realm.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Animation

Production Companies

Albino Fawn Productions

Faustbook (20th Anniversary Director's Cut) Trailers

Cast

Christopher Marlowe

Jeffrey Leiser

Faustus

Jacob Faust

Marguerite

Eva Zubíčková

Bandar von Baron

Lance Meeker

Whore of Babylon

Claudia Voss

Older Faustus

Rick Faust

Good & Bad Angel

Amy Faust

Calypso King

Malcolm Vader

Priestess Miriam

Joan Jett (uncredited)

Joan Jett

Elevator Attendant

Ozu

Receptionist

Carr Nee Bsrker

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

0.0

Faust's House

Jan 1, 1977

A film story based on the old Prague legends. It tells about a poor student lured by wealth, which he prefers to knowledge. In the end, he sells his soul to the evil powers. The Devil takes him to hell and since then there is a blackened hole on the ceiling of a Prague house.

7.9

Faust

Oct 13, 1926

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

5.9

A Master Builder

Jul 23, 2014

A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.

6.9

Alias Nick Beal

Mar 4, 1949

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

0.0

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II

Mar 1, 2001

Second part of Goethe's Tragedy

8.0

El hombre que amé

Sep 11, 1947

A man agrees to sell his youth to a strange character.

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0.0

Faust

Dec 24, 1909

Faust, an aged philosopher and magician who has grown weary of life and has sought in vain for the secret of eternal youth, decides, after a night's long vigil, to call forth from the realms of darkness the evil one to aid him. Mephistopheles appears and offers him his services in return for Faust's soul. The aged philosopher refuses to accept until the devil shows him a vision of Marguerite in all her maiden simplicity and beauty. Faust agrees to accept the compact providing Mephistopheles will give him youth, wealth and love.

10.0

Faust (The Royal Opera House)

Sep 18, 2011

No overview available.

6.6

Faust

Sep 8, 2011

A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.

0.0

Tenure

Feb 28, 2025

When a dedicated college professor is denied tenure, he turns to black magic in a moment of desperation but finds himself trapped in a private hell of his own making.

5.7

Faust's Other: An Idyll

Jan 1, 1988

“Faust Part 2” reveals the modern Faust in a romantic interlude, an idyll (from the Greek idein, "to see"); also, a journey of the id. A sense of story is inferred through the complex interweaving of human gesture, expression, and bodily movement within vibrantly shifting colours and rhythmic development, creating multiple levels of metaphorical meaning. A collaborative work with paintings by Emily Ripley and soundtrack by Joel Haertling.

5.7

The Seven Castles of the Devil

Oct 8, 1901

An oppressive droning score makes this rendering of the Faust legend quite disturbing to watch. The film itself consists of a number of impressive ‘appearing out of thin air’ effects, some lavish costumes, sets and backdrops. A climactic sword fight between a man and the Devil is a standout scene.

6.3

Hanappe Bazooka

Sep 4, 1992

When trickster demons give him the power to seduce any woman he wants, a high school pervert accidentally puts his family, the girl of his dreams, and his very soul on the line.

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0.0

Faust

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Faust, an old, bright but desperate man, struggles with the sense of his life. After trying all kinds of sciences he enters into a contract with the devil, Mephistopheles, to feel life, joy and desire again. Mephistopheles promises him to get full satisfaction by enjoying and celebrating all the worldly pleasures: outstanding parties, being young again, the love of a woman. To fulfill the pact, Faust offers him his soul after his death. Their journey begins and leaves many people in total despair...

4.9

The Damnation of Faust

Jan 1, 1898

A lost film. Georges Méliès also directed a film entitled Faust aux enfers in 1903 that is frequently confused with this one, but it has little to do with the story of Faust.

0.0

A Fool's Gamble

Sep 30, 2025

Johann, dissatisfied with life, chooses to meet up with a mysterious man named Mephisto who may have the answer to what he desires.

6.4

Satan's Rhapsody

Jul 31, 1917

A Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, but in return she must stay away from love. After making the deal, she meets two brothers who fall in love with her.

7.3

Faustbook

Apr 25, 2006

A troubled mortician embarks on an odyssey for truth about life and death.