Doctor Faustus

– Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatia..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
Doctor Faustus (1967)

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.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Genre:
Release Date:

06 Feb 1968

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
UNRATED

Director:

Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill

Writer:

Christopher Marlowe (play), Nevill Coghill (adapted for the screen by)

Main Actors:

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Andreas Teuber, Ram Chopra

Plot:

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.

Production:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
10%