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Faust (1926)

1926 · Silent film · 116 min · dir. F. W. Murnau

The Voice of the Tempter.

  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Horror

Synopsis

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…

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Details

Director
F. W. Murnau
Writer
Hans Kyser
Composer
Werner R. Heymann
Cinematography
Carl Hoffmann
Studio
UFA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released
1926-10-13
Original title
Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage
Awards
3 wins
Running time
116 minutes

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