

Faust (1961)
- 12
- 01/20/1961 (AT)
- Drama, Fantasy
- 2h 8m
Overview
In 1957 Gustaf Gründgens staged a new production of Goethe's Faust in which he once again played Mephisto, a part he had played since 1932. The brilliant production was a huge success and ran for a couple of years. In 1959 Peter Gorski captured the performance on film in his directorial film debut. Basically it is a registration of the production, but Gorksi did manage to accentuate the details of the acting by using enough medium and close-up shots which give a view on the acting you normally would not able to see in a theater.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WriterPeter Gorski
DirectorGustaf Gründgens
DirectorCast

Will Quadflieg
Faust
Gustaf Gründgens
Mephisto
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Gretchens Nachbarin Marthe SchwerdtleinHermann Schomberg
TheaterdirektorEduard Marks
Wagner
Uwe Friedrichsen
SchülerElla Büchi
Gretchen