Faust
Original Title
Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage- Director: F.W. Murnau
- Writer: Gerhart Hauptmann; Hans Kyser
- Producer: Erich Pommer
CGiii Comment
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?
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Cast & Characters
Gosta Ekman as Faust;
Emil Jannings as Mephisto;
Camilla Horn as Gretchen / Marguerite;
Frida Richard as Gretchens Mutter / Marguerite's Mother;
William Dieterle as Valentin:
Gretchens Bruder / Marguerite's Brother;
Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein: Gretchens Tante / Marguerite's Aunt;
Eric Barclay as Herzog von Parma / Duke of Parma;
Hanna Ralph as Herzogin von Parma / Duchess of Parma;
Werner Fuetterer as Erzengel / Archangel;
Hans Brausewetter as Bauernbursche / Farmboy;
Lothar Muthel as Monch / Friar;
Hans Rameau;
Hertha von Walther;
Emmy Wyda