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Faust

Faust

From Heaven, through the world, to Hell!

2h 5m

Overview

Faust, an old, bright but desperate man, struggles with the sense of his life. After trying all kinds of sciences he enters into a contract with the devil, Mephistopheles, to feel life, joy and desire again. Mephistopheles promises him to get full satisfaction by enjoying and celebrating all the worldly pleasures: outstanding parties, being young again, the love of a woman. To fulfill the pact, Faust offers him his soul after his death. Their journey begins and leaves many people in total despair...

Directed by P.A. Steiner
Written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, P.A. Steiner, Martina Herzog
Produced by Reinhard J. Steiner, Martina Herzog, Martin Fankhauser
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Top Cast

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Michael Schlembach

Mephistopheles

C

Christian Elser

Faust

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Frieder Reusch

Altmayer

C

Clemens Boll

Valentin / Frosch

M

Martina Herzog

Margarete

T

Tobias Deger

Brandner / Bauer

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Matthias Schäppi

Wagner

Themes & Keywords

theatre groupbased on play or musicalfaustdevildeal with the devilsouls

About Faust

Faust is a drama, fantasy, thriller film exploring themes of theatre group, based on play or musical, faust, devil, deal with the devil, souls. Directed by P.A. Steiner, it stars Michael Schlembach, Christian Elser, Frieder Reusch. Faust, an old, bright but desperate man, struggles with the sense of his life. After trying all kinds of sciences he enters into a contract with the devil, Mephistopheles, to feel life, joy and desire again. Mephistopheles promises him to get full satisfaction by enjoying and celebrating all the worldly pleasures: outstanding parties, being young again, the love of a woman. To fulfill the pact, Faust offers him his soul after his death. Their journey begins and leaves many people in total despair...

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