Faust

Apr 7 1995 N/A 1h 37m
Animation, Comedy, Drama

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

Official Trailer
Plot

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay model animation and giant puppets.

Written by

Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Christopher Marlowe, Jan Svankmajer

Directed by

Jan Svankmajer

Cast

Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic

Production Companies

BBC, ATHANOR, Heart of Europe Prague K Productions, Lumen Films, Pandora Cinema, CNC, Kominsk

Languages

Latin, Ceský

Awards

6 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
Faust Trailer
Jan Svankmajer's FAUST Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
4,692
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA