Faust
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
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Cast
40 people
Petr Čepek
Faust
Known for
The Valley of the Bees
My Sweet Little Village
Andrew Sachs
All Voices (voice)
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Going Postal
Jan Kraus
Known for
Food
The Girl on the Broomstick
Vladimír Kudla
Also in
On the Trail of Blood
Místo zločinu Plzeň
Antonín Zacpal
Also in
The Station Master
Masseba
Jiří Suchý
Viktorie Knotková
Also in
The Cow
Ene bene
Jana Mézlová
Miluse Straková
Josef Fiala
Known for
Food
Martin Radimecký
Known for
Conspirators of Pleasure
Ervín Tomendál
Known for
Conspirators of Pleasure
Jan Švankmajer Director · Christian Dietrich Grabbe Author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Author
United States release October 25, 1994 · Produced in Czechia, France, United Kingdom, Germany · Languages Czech, Latin
Production
BBC
Production
ATHANOR
Production
Heart of Europe Prague K. Production
Production
Lumen Films
Production
CNC
Production
Koninck Studios
Production
Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
BBC Film
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Heart of Europe Prague K Productions
Production
Kominsk
Production
Pandora Cinema
Production
Czechia · France · United Kingdom · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lekce Faust
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · Latin
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1994
Theatrical
Czechia · September 29, 1994
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
September 29, 1995 · Theatrical
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 23, 1994 · Theatrical
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