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Doctor Faustus
Sign in to save1967 British film by Richard Burton and Nevill Coghill
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5.3Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles out of hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the works of the devil to Faustus.
Released: 1967-10-1093 minDir: Richard BurtonMystery, Drama, Horror
Cast
- Richard Burton as Doctor Faustus
- Elizabeth Taylor as Helen of Troy
- Richard Durden as Evil Angel/Knight
- Andreas Teuber as Mephistopheles
- Ian Marter as Pride/Emperor
- Maria Aitken as Sloth
Themes
- supernatural
- based on play or musical
- soul selling
- devil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nevill Coghill
- Screenwriter
- Nevill Coghill
- Cast member
- Richard Durden
- Composer
- Mario Nascimbene
- Producer
- Richard Burton
- Cinematographer
- Gábor Pogány
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- Rome
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 169529
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1967-01-01
- title
- Doctor Faustus
- after a work by
- Christopher Marlowe
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 9%
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