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F.W. Murnau's FAUST stars the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephistopheles, to whom the hapless and aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth, as well as wealth and power. Based on Goethe's interpretation of the age-old legend, Murnau merely uses the story as a starting point for an incredibly phantasmagoric vision of the .. Read more

Starring	Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle
Director	F.W. Murnau
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Murnau's version of the story of the man who sold his soul to the Devil (Jannings) in return for youth is visually... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  Spruced-up Classic
  
  Beautifuly restored. it's fascinating to see legendary performers like Emil Jannings and Yvette Guilbert (who was,in her heyday,drawn several times by ... read more »
  
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  - lee k
  - London UK
  - 19 May 2004 at 18:59
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  A Wickedly Good Film
  
  Although desperate to find the cure for a plague epidemic, Faust is tricked by the devil into giving his soul for the pursuit of former youthhood which has ... read more »
  
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- - Seedyvee
  - 135 reviews
  - Grantham
  - 03 Apr 2011 at 21:07
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  faust
  
  Classic vintage horror.Faust class.
  
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  - Wrexham, Wales
  - 14 Dec 2010 at 18:03
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  bad boy
  
  Credit: impressive special effects, not only for early cinema, but also some brooding scenes still leave a strong impact. Obviously hammy considering the ... read more »
  
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- - angdavies
  - 49 reviews
  - Bruton
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 00:34
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  faust
  
  mainly of interest to those with a special interest in early cinema
  
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  - Fleet
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 07:48
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  enjoyable film
  
  I didn`t think I was going to enjoy it at first but I quickly got into it. Having read Goethe`s version I must say that the film seemed to make more sense, ... read more »
  
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- - stuntmanbob
  - 47 reviews
  - diss
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 20:14
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  faust
  
  very old but good film for the time story line owes a lot to ancient superstition and the bible book of job
  
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- - ricky
  - 360 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 21:17
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  Stunning
  
  A true classic of a golden age. Even better than his earlier work Nosferatu, this rates up there with the masterpieces by Eisenstein, Lang and Whale. For me ... read more »
  
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- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 18 Jul 2006 at 09:33
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  - 1
  Spectacular
  
  Faust opens with the four horseman of the apocalypse, and is accompanied by a spectacular and suitable musical score.
  
  The film is a bit on the long ... read more »
  
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- - Easyburgers
  - HULL
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 15:28
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  beautiful quality b/w 1926 film
  
  a great story line, who wouldn't sell their soul to be able to live their teen years over again but with prior knowledge?
  
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  - torquay
  - 12 May 2005 at 06:28
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  a must see for all cinema fans
  
  Superb photography and set design (explained in the commentary as only those parts of the set which needed to be photographed from particlar angles were built ... read more »
  
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- - Saty
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  - 21 Apr 2005 at 13:00
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- - 11
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  Spruced-up Classic
  
  Beautifuly restored. it's fascinating to see legendary performers like Emil Jannings and Yvette Guilbert (who was,in her heyday,drawn several times by ... read more »
  
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  - lee k
  - London UK
  - 19 May 2004 at 18:59
- - 6
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  a must see for all cinema fans
  
  Superb photography and set design (explained in the commentary as only those parts of the set which needed to be photographed from particlar angles were built ... read more »
  
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- - Saty
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  - 21 Apr 2005 at 13:00
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  Devilishly good
  
  Semi-expressionist re-working of the legend. Visually lots of fun, ultra-detailed sets with smoky and brilliantly lit atmospheres are interspersed with simple, ... read more »
  
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- - gordoncrombie
  - Manchester
  - 14 Sep 2004 at 11:39
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  Awe Inspiring
  
  This is a magical re-telling of the Faust legend, rich in detail and employing all the considerable and surprising battery of effects available to the film-... read more »
  
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  - FrankIV
  - 423 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 25 Mar 2005 at 09:29
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  bad boy
  
  Credit: impressive special effects, not only for early cinema, but also some brooding scenes still leave a strong impact. Obviously hammy considering the ... read more »
  
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- 824946
- - angdavies
  - 49 reviews
  - Bruton
  - 27 Oct 2009 at 00:34
- - 1
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  Stunning
  
  A true classic of a golden age. Even better than his earlier work Nosferatu, this rates up there with the masterpieces by Eisenstein, Lang and Whale. For me ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 265296
- - Gutterboy
  - 388 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 18 Jul 2006 at 09:33
- - 1
  - 0
  faust
  
  mainly of interest to those with a special interest in early cinema
  
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- 692079
- - a customer
  - Fleet
  - 21 Jan 2009 at 07:48
- - 1
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  faust
  
  Classic vintage horror.Faust class.
  
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- 946864
- - a customer
  - Wrexham, Wales
  - 14 Dec 2010 at 18:03
- - 0
  - 0
  faust
  
  very old but good film for the time story line owes a lot to ancient superstition and the bible book of job
  
  Report this review
- 633409
- - ricky
  - 360 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 22 Sep 2008 at 21:17
- - 0
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  enjoyable film
  
  I didn`t think I was going to enjoy it at first but I quickly got into it. Having read Goethe`s version I must say that the film seemed to make more sense, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 640550
- - stuntmanbob
  - 47 reviews
  - diss
  - 07 Oct 2008 at 20:14

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  F.W. Murnau's FAUST stars the inimitable Emil Jannings as Mephistopheles, to whom the hapless and aging Faust sells his soul for renewed youth, as well as wealth and power. Based on Goethe's interpretation of the age-old legend, Murnau merely uses the story as a starting point for an incredibly ...