Gösta Ekman,
Emil Jannings,
Camilla Horn,
Werner Fuetterer,
Frida Richard
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Faust was the mammoth German production which won F. W. Murnau his contract with Hollywood's Fox Studios. Emil Jannings glowers his way through the role of Mephistopholes, who offers the aging Faust (... read more
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001
Stats: 276 reviews
Yes, this movie has cool special effects and a classic tale, but I didn't really enjoy it. The story is great and it could have been much more exciting than what Murnau did with it. I've seen many movies with this same story, so you kinda get bored with it after a while, I sup... read more
For people who can still appreciate something made in the prior century (and those numbers are dwindling), Murnau's vision of "Faust" begins with what was at the time a revolutionary visual, and still today is a provacative and effective image. There are any many variations on Fa... read more
F.W Murnau's crafty direction and Emil Jenning's disturbing charm gives us a plunge into men's most dark ambition, sin and redemption.
The first half is off-the-wall spectacularly rendered both visually and aesthetically, and the second half is a somewhat silly romance between Mephisto and a witch and Faust and Gretchen. The finale makes up for the slow, meandering second half. Seems like it's true enough to Goe... read more
The film has the most touching ending in film history. The music score is over the top and the visual effect is competitive to modern standards. Every single character, Gretchen, Faust, Mephisto--all came to life under the direction of F.W. Murnau.
Unbelievably great visual style. The opening scene is one of the best in cinema.
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A heart-breakingly beautiful film that, despite its religious context, speaks more potently about man's cruelty than any workings of God or Satan on man's will. The last ten minutes of this film are absolutely heart-wrenching.
This classic tale tells of an alchemist named Faust who conjures Satan to give him power to help his village. Then it gets out of hand when Satan screws him over (who'd uh thunk it?). In terms of the filming techniques this is similar to Golem in some respects, both should be vie... read more
There's some amazing imagery. I especially loved the scenes with the Archangel and Mephisto, but somewhere in the middle the scenes got a little long and tedious; tested my patience a bit.
As atmospheric and menacing a work as the expressionist movement ever produced. Full Review
Here is a picture which is as far removed from the ordinary movie as a Tintoretto painting. Full Review
I sometimes feel, in this age of expert CGI, that I am being shown too much -- that technique is pushing aside artistry and imagination. The world of Faust is never intended to define a physical unive... Full Review
Still a classic example of eye-popping excess at a time when German filmmakers were among the most innovative in the world.
Faust is a tragedy drawn in magnificent images like paintings in light and shadow and is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful of Murnau's German films. Full Review
A great work by a great director, and one of the most instantly accessible silent films ever made. Full Review
Revisits the German legend of Dr. Faustus with an amazing use of expressionistic visuals. Full Review
Visually striking early telling of the German folktale. Full Review
Faust an extremely stylish horror fantasy in the best tradition of German silent cinema, featuring brilliant photography, magnificent art direction, and magical special effects which still have the po... Full Review
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