Faust

Sep 30 1960 N/A 2h 8m
Drama, Fantasy

In 1957 Gustaf Gründgens staged a new production of Goethe's Faust in which he once again played Mephisto, a part he had played since 1932. The brilliant production was a huge success and ran for a couple of years. In 1959 Peter Gorski captured the performance on film in his directorial film debut. Basically it is a registration of the production, but Gorksi did manage to accentuate the details of the acting by using enough medium and close-up shots which give a view on the acting you normally would not able to see in a theater.

Plot

The aging scientist Faust is desperately in search of knowledge and insight, but without success. To escape from this ignorance, he dares the extreme: He joins forces with the devil. Mephisto offers him eternal youth and the opportunity to seduce the virgin Gretchen.

Written by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Directed by

Peter Gorski, Gustaf Gründgens

Cast

Will Quadflieg, Gustaf Gründgens, Ella Büchi

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

3 wins

Trailers
Faust (1960) DEUTSCH TRAILER
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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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