Faust (1960)
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.
Directors: Peter Gorski, Gustaf Gründgens.
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Will Quadflieg as Faust |
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Gustaf Gründgens as Mephisto |
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Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Gretchens Nachbarin Marthe Schwerdtlein |
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Hermann Schomberg as Theaterdirektor |
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Eduard Marks as Wagner |
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Uwe Friedrichsen as Schüler |
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Ella Büchi as Gretchen |
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Heinz Reincke as Frosch |
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Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Brander |
| Writing | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Writer |
| Directing | Peter Gorski | Director |
| Directing | Gustaf Gründgens | Director |
