Doctor Faustus
The story of a scientist who sells his soul to the devil
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.
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.
Actor: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Durden, Michael Menaugh, Andreas Teuber, Ram Chopra, Richard Carwardine, Patrick Barwise, David McIntosh, Jeremy Eccles
Director: Richard Burton, Elaine Schreyeck, Gus Agosti, Nevill Coghill, Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill
Country: United Kingdom
Produced By: Venfilms, Nassau Films, Oxford University Screen Productions
Runtime: 93
Release: 1967
Rating: 5.3 out of 10
Language: English, en,
Views: 957
Content Rating:Unrated
Quality: DVD
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