Doctor Faustus

1982 2h 59m DE

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4.8

SKIP

★4.8TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jon Finch
Adrian Leverkühn
André Heller
Satan
Hanns Zischler
Dr. Serenius
Margot Hielscher
Senatorin Rodde
Siemen Rühaak
Schwertfeger
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Dr. Erasmi
Marie-Hélène Breillat
Marie Godeau
Gaby Dohm
Elisabeth Leverkühn - Adrians Mutter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Franz Seitz Junior
Writers: Franz Seitz Junior
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Franz Seitz Junior, shot by Rudolf Blaháček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rolf A. Wilhelm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Liselotte Klimitscheck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jon Finch and André Heller and Hanns Zischler carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Franz Seitz Junior directs. Rudolf Blaháček behind the camera. Rolf A. Wilhelm scores. Liselotte Klimitscheck cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Franz Seitz Junior, shot by Rudolf Blaháček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rolf A. Wilhelm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Liselotte Klimitscheck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jon Finch and André Heller and Hanns Zischler carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0083840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.