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Release Date:
6 December 1926 (USA)
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Plot:
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist...
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10/10
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Also Known As:
Faust (Germany) (short title)
Faust: A German Folk Legend (Canada: English title)
Fausto (Argentina) (Spain) [es]Fausto (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]Faust (Austria) [de]Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
Canada:85 min | 116 min (1997 restored version)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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After the film had already been shot and edited, UFA decided it disliked
Hans Kyser's script. Over Kyser's objections, it asked German writer
Gerhart Hauptmann to work on it. However, the studio decided that it disliked Hauptmann's script even more. The film was released in Kyser's original version.
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A lyrical fable version of Goethe's famous story, where Mephisto and an angel gamble with Faust's spirit, the entire film has an aura of delicate beauty. When Faust's town is shrouded with a pestilence, Faust summons Mephisto and agrees to a trial selling of his soul, in the hopes that he can save the townspeople. When Faust does indeed cure the town, Mephisto tempts him with the promise of youth and Gretchen, the most beautiful woman in Italy. Misty, often eerie, fiendish imagery, like satanic birds, hooded men, flying horsemen and Caligari-inspired exteriors fill the screen. When Faust signs his contract, the words burn themselves into the page as Mephisto dips his feather pen in Faust's vein. A wonderful touch near the beginning has Faust trying to escape Mephisto but having him appear wherever he goes, always a few steps ahead. Both Faust, as a young man, and Gretchen are lovely, and Jannings gives an excellent performance as the Dark Prince. A masterpiece of poetic atmosphere that ages Murnau's technical mastery wondrously, the film is aided tremendously by the sometimes ominous, sometimes enchanting orchestral score. 10/10