Doctor Faustus

"The story of a scientist who sells his soul to the devil"

Feb 6 1968 Unrated 1h 33m
Drama, Horror, Mystery

Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles out of hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.

Plot

Faustus (Richard Burton) is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles (Andreas Teuber) out of Hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living twenty-four years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.

Written by

Christopher Marlowe, Nevill Coghill, Wolf Mankowitz

Directed by

Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Andreas Teuber

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Oxford University Screen Productions, Nassau Films, Venfilms

Languages

English

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