FAUST (1926)

Synopsis: Murnau's FAUST stars the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephistopheles, to whom the hapless and aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth as well as wealth and power. Based on Goethe's... Murnau's FAUST stars the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephistopheles, to whom the hapless and aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth as well as wealth and power. Based on Goethe's interpretation of the age old legend, Murnau merely uses the story as a starting point for an incredibly phantasmagoric vision of the struggle between good and evil. Beginning with a flourish, Murnau introduces Mephistopheles with one of the most famous sequences in film history, finding Jannings being birthed as a disgusting, primordial creature from the heavens and banished to the netherworld. Baroque, bizarre, and unforgettable, FAUST is one of the German master's greatest triumphs. Silent movie with English and German subtitles. The Kino version is restored with a symphonic soundtrack. [More]

Starring: Gosta Ekman, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle, Camilla Horn

Starring: Gosta Ekman, Emil Jannings, William Dieterle, Camilla Horn, Eric Barclay

Director: F.W. Murnau

Director: F.W. Murnau
Screenwriter: Hans Kyser
Producer: Erich Pommer
Composer: Timothy Brock

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