Faust (1960 film)
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Faust is a 1960 West German theatrical film directed by Peter Gorski. It is based on Goethe's Faust (1808) and adapted from the theater production at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. It stars Peter Gorski's adoptive father Gustaf Gründgens as Mephistopheles and Will Quadflieg as Faust, and was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
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Cast
- Will Quadflieg as Dr. Heinrich Faust / Dichter
- Gustaf Gründgens as Mephistopheles 'Mephisto' / Lustige Person
- Ella Büchi as Margarete "Gretchen"
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Marthe Schwerdtlein (as E. Flickenschildt)
- Hermann Schomberg as Theaterdirektor / Der HERR / Erdgeist (as H. Schomberg)
- Eduard Marks as Wagner
- Max Eckard as Valentin
- Uwe Friedrichsen as Schüler
- Heinz Reincke as Frosch
- Hans Irle as Altmayer
- Friedrich G. Beckhaus as Brander (as F. G. Beckhaus)
- Karl Heinz Wüpper as Siebel (as K. H. Wüpper)
- Heidi Leupolt as Lieschen
- Gustl Busch as Hexe
- Konrad Krauß as Engel Raphael
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See also
- List of submissions to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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