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Film

Faust - eine deutsche Volkssage

F. W. Murnau, Germany, 1926

75 min.FeatureSilent films

The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man's soul
Basic information Credits
Original title Faust
Danish title Faust
International titles Faust - a german popular legend
Director F. W. Murnau
Screenplay Hans Kyser
Based on Efter Goethe, Marlowe og tyske folkesagn.
Director of Photography Karl Freund, Carl Hoffmann
Editor Elfi Böttrich
Composer Wolfgang Dauner, Werner R. Heymann, Erno Rapee, Daniel Schnyder
Appearance Emil Jannings, Gösta Ekman, Camilla Horn
Production country Germany
Technical info 35 mm, 1,33:1, tinted, Silent
Danish theatrical release 20.09.1926
Cinemas Palads
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Companies

Production company UFA

Direction

Direction F. W. Murnau

Script

Script Hans Kyser

Production

Production Erich Pommer

Cinematography

Cinematography Karl Freund
Cinematography Carl Hoffmann

Editing

Editing Elfi Böttrich

Music

Music Wolfgang Dauner
Music Werner R. Heymann
Music Erno Rapee
Music Daniel Schnyder

Production design

Art director Walter Röhrig
Art director Robert Herlth

Visual effects

Title sequence Gerhart Hauptmann
Title design Gerhart Hauptmann

Appearance

Appearance Emil Jannings
Appearance Gösta Ekman
Appearance Camilla Horn

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