Mefistofele

1989 2h 28m EN

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MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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1989 recording of the San Francisco Opera production of Mefistofele: Boito's retelling of Goethe's Faust

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Samuel Ramey
Mefistofele
Dennis O'Neill
Faust
Gabriela Beňačková
Margherita/Elena
Judith Christin
Marta
Emily Manhart
Pantalis
Daniel Harper
Wagner
Douglas Wunsch
Nereo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Carsen
Writers: Arrigo Boito, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Languages: Italian

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Samuel Ramey and Dennis O'Neill and Gabriela Beňačková carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0255014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Carsen directs. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Samuel Ramey and Dennis O'Neill and Gabriela Beňačková carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0255014 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.