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Faustus 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.
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5.239/10
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Though by its very nature it's quite stagey, the bizarre psychedelic effects downright intrinsic of the period add to the charm of this intriguing work. Even crap films such as 'Exorcist II: The Heret... read more
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Cast
Richard Burton
Doctor Faustus
Elizabeth Taylor
Helen of Troy
Richard Durden
Evil Angel/Knight
Michael Menaugh
Good Angel/Bishop
Andreas Teuber
Mephistopheles
Ram Chopra
Valdes
Richard Carwardine
Cornelius
Patrick Barwise
Wagner
David McIntosh
Lucifer
Jeremy Eccles
Belzebub
Ian Marter
Pride/Emperor
Director
Richard Burton
Director
Nevill Coghill
Director
Gus Agosti
Assistant Director
Elaine Schreyeck
Continuity
Creator
Christopher Marlowe
Theatre Play
Nevill Coghill
Adaptation
