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Faust
1926
· Movie
· 116 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Every rating
65–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An aging scholar, Faust, despairing of his life's work, makes a pact with the demon Mephistopheles. He trades his soul for youth, knowledge, and worldly pleasures. Mephisto grants his wishes, but Faust's pursuit of gratification leads him down a dark path, culminating in tragedy and a struggle for redemption.
Details
- Director
- F. W. Murnau
- Writer
- Hans Kyser
- Studio
- UFA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 14 October 1926
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- NR
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