Faust
1926 film by F. W. Murnau
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Summary
Faust is a film[1]. Faust ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,942 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: F. W. Murnau[3]
- Screenwriter: Hans Kyser[4], Gerhart Hauptmann[5]
- Composer: Werner R. Heymann[6]
- Genre: silent film[7], drama film[8], fantasy film[9]
- Cast member: Gösta Ekman[10], Emil Jannings[11], Camilla Horn[12], William Dieterle[13], Yvette Guilbert[14], Frida Richard[15], Hanna Ralph[16], Werner Fuetterer[17], Hans Brausewetter[18], Lothar Müthel[19], Hans Rameau[20], Hertha von Walther[21], Emmy Wyda[22], Eric Barclay[23]
- Producer: Erich Pommer[24]
- Production company: UFA[25]
- Director of photography: Carl Hoffmann[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: German[27]
- Commons category: Faust (1926 film)[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Color: black-and-white[30]
- Country of origin: Germany[31], Weimar Republic[32]
- Publication date: October 14, 1926[33], December 6, 1926[34]
- Distributed by: UFA[35], Netflix[36]
- Narrative location: Germany[37]
- Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[38]
- Title: Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage[39]
- Duration: 106 minutes[40]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[41]
- Capital cost: 2,000,000 Reichsmark[42]
Why It Matters
Faust has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Faust is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]