Faust
Oct 13 1926
•2h 46m
•Fantasy, Drama, Horror
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.
Cast
See allGösta Ekman
Faust
Emil Jannings
Mephisto
Camilla Horn
Gretchen Marguerite
Frida Richard
Gretchens's Mother
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