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Faust (1926)
About this film
Faust – A German Folktale is a 1926 silent fantasy film, produced by Ufa, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Gösta Ekman as Faust, Emil Jannings as Mephisto, Camilla Horn as Gretchen/Marguerite, Frida Richard as her mother, Wilhelm Dieterle as her brother, and Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein, her aunt. Murnau's film draws on older traditions of the legendary tale of Faust as well as on Goethe's classic 1808 version. T he story follows an elderly alchemist named Faust who, disheartened by the suffering in his village due to a plague, makes a pact with the devil, Mephisto, to regain his youth and experience earthly pleasures. As Faust becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with a young woman named Gretchen, his actions lead to devastating consequences, ultimately resulting in her downfall and his own despair.
Directors & creators
F. W. Murnau
Subjects
Faust,1926, silent,fantasy,drama,film, 1926, silent, fantasy, drama, film, F.W. Murnau