
Faust(1926)
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.


A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.

Johannes Zeiler
Heinrich Faust

Anton Adasinsky
Moneylender

Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Margarete

Georg Friedrich
Wagner

Hanna Schygulla
Moneylender's Wife

Florian Brückner
Valentin

Antje Lewald
Margarete's Mother

Maxim Mehmet
Valentins Freund

Oliver Bootz
Valentins Freund

Andreas Schmidt
Valentins Freund
Faust is a fantasy, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of small town, germany, love at first sight, beauty, autopsy, pact with the devil. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, it stars Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk-Ott. A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
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