# Faust (1926)

> A learned alchemist’s bargain with Mephisto unleashes a visually astonishing struggle among plague, desire, damnation, and redemption.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5788

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Horror
- Director: F. W. Murnau
- Cast: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Werner Fuetterer, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016847/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, tragic, classic cinema night, film history study

## Synopsis

A timeless tale of ambition and temptation, where the price of youth is the soul itself.

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- [Destiny (1921)](https://ember.film/movie/18006)
- [The Magician (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/18148)
- [Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)](https://ember.film/movie/19721)

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