Faust

Synopsis

Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.

Director

F. W. Murnau

Written by

Hans Kyser

Music

Werner R. Heymann

Studio

UFA

Released

14 October 1926

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, Horror