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A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Theatrical
Nov 15, 2011
Budget
$14.4M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 24, 2014
Director
Aleksandr Sokurov
Writers
Aleksandr Sokurov, Marina Koreneva
Producers
Andrey Sigle, Alexey Kozlov
Music
Andrey Sigle
Studio
Proline Film
Original Language
German
Themes
germany
love at first sight
small town
beauty
autopsy
pact with the devil
faust
beautiful woman
doctor
falling in love
older man younger woman relationship
young woman
devil
dissection
death of brother
folklore
based on myths, legends or folklore
19th century
myth
accident or murder
human experiment
scientific experiment
mother and daughter
deal with the devil
german folklore
Cast
Full credits →J
Johannes Zeiler
Heinrich Faust
A
Anton Adasinsky
Moneylender
I
Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Margarete
G
Georg Friedrich
Wagner
H
Hanna Schygulla
Moneylender's Wife
F
Florian Brückner
Valentin
A
Antje Lewald
Margarete's Mother
M
Maxim Mehmet
Valentins Freund
O
Oliver Bootz
Valentins Freund
A
Andreas Schmidt
Valentins Freund
A
Antoine Monot Jr.
Mönch
L
Lars Rudolph
Wirt
E
Eva-Maria Kurz
Faust's Cook
A
Aleksei Neymyshev
student
L
Leonid Mozgovoy
Russian Businessman / Russian Countess
S
Sigurður Skúlason
Faust's Father
J
Jonas Jägermeyr
Valentin's Friend
I
Igor Orozovič
Valentin's Friend
J
Joel Kirby
Pater Philippe
K
Katrin Filzen
Margarete's Maidservant
