
Nosferatu(1922)
The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.



Gösta Ekman
Faust

Emil Jannings
Mephisto

Camilla Horn
Gretchen Marguerite

Frida Richard
Gretchens's Mother

William Dieterle
Valentin

Werner Fuetterer
Erzengel

Yvette Guilbert
Marthe Schwerdtlein

Eric Barclay
Duke of Parma

Hanna Ralph
Duchess of Parma

Hans Brausewetter
Farmboy (uncredited)
Faust is a fantasy, drama, horror film released in 1926 exploring themes of based on novel or book, sale of soul, pact with the devil, eternal youth, romance, faust. Directed by F. W. Murnau, it stars Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn. God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
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Elliot Richards, a socially awkward IT worker, is given seven wishes to get the girl of his dreams when he meets a very seductive Satan. The catch: his soul. Some of his wishes include being a 7 foot basketball star, a wealthy, powerful man, and a sensitive caring guy. But, as could be expected, the Devil puts her own little twist on each of his fantasies.

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After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

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