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Title: Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)
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Cast
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| Gösta Ekman | ... |
Faust
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| Emil Jannings | ... | ||
| Camilla Horn | ... | ||
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Frida Richard | ... |
Gretchens Mutter /
Marguerite's Mother
(as Frieda Richard)
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| William Dieterle | ... |
Valentin: Gretchens Bruder /
Marguerite's Brother
(as Wilhelm Dieterle)
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Yvette Guilbert | ... | |
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Eric Barclay | ... |
Herzog von Parma /
Duke of Parma
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| Hanna Ralph | ... | ||
| Werner Fuetterer | ... | ||
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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? Written by <[email protected]>
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Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
27 October 1926 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Faust See more »Filming Locations:
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Runtime:
(1997 restored)Sound Mix:
SilentColor:
Black and WhiteAspect 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. See more »Quotes
Faust: All things in heaven and on earth are wonderful! But the greatest miracle of all is man's freedom to choose between good and evil!See more »
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