Mystery ·Drama ·Horror · United Kingdom · 1967 · 1h 33m

Doctor Faustus

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Director
Richard BurtonNevill Coghill
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
Crew
Gábor Pogány — Director of Photography John Shirley — Editor Mario Nascimbene — Original Music Composer Richard Burton — Producer Richard McWhorter — Producer John DeCuir — Production Design
Tagline

The story of a scientist who sells his soul to the devil

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
supernaturalbased on play or musicalsoul sellingdevil
Key Collaborators
Richard Burton Director Nevill Coghill Director Gábor Pogány Director of Photography John Shirley Editor Mario Nascimbene Original Music Composer Richard Burton Producer Richard McWhorter Producer John DeCuir Production Design Peter J. Hall Costume Design
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