Faust
1926
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
Director:
F.W. Murnau
Writers:
Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Awards:
3 wins
Production:
N/A
Country:
Germany
