Faust
6.5
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
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Cast
33 people
Johannes Zeiler
Heinrich Faust
Known for
Kitz
Revanche
Isolda Dychauk
Margarete
Anton Adasinsky
Moneylender
Known for
Viking
Leto
Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Margarete
Known for
Borgia
Georg Friedrich
Wagner
Known for
Freud
Great Freedom
Hanna Schygulla
Moneylender's Wife
Known for
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Florian Brückner
Valentin
Known for
The Dark Valley
Quality Time
Antje Lewald
Margarete's Mother
Known for
Perfume
Maxim Mehmet
Valentins Freund
Known for
Generation War
Citadel: Diana
Oliver Bootz
Valentins Freund
Known for
A2 Racer
Andreas Schmidt
Valentins Freund
Known for
The Counterfeiters
Summer in Berlin
Antoine Monot Jr.
Mönch
Known for
Who Am I
The Experiment
Aleksandr Sokurov Director · Marina Koreneva Screenplay Yuriy Arabov Author
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $14M · United States release November 15, 2011
Box office
Budget
$14,400,000
Worldwide gross
$2,121,258
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Proline Film
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 2011
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · November 15, 2011
Limited theatrical
Germany · January 19, 2012
Theatrical
Argentina
November 8, 2011 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 21, 2011 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 9, 2012 · Premiere · Sofia Film Fest
Canada
September 11, 2011 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Croatia
September 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 30, 2012 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
July 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
November 23, 2012 · Theatrical
France
June 20, 2012 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 132941
Greece
November 8, 2011 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
December 1, 2011 · Theatrical
December 7, 2011 · Premiere · Greek Film Archive
Hungary
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 26, 2011 · Premiere · Reykjavik Film Festival
Italy
October 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
June 2, 2012 · Digital
Mexico
November 14, 2011 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
March 1, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 17, 2011 · Premiere · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
December 1, 2011 · Premiere · Plus Camerimage International Film Festival
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Russia
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
December 1, 2013 · Premiere · Auteur Film Festival
South Korea
October 10, 2011 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
December 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 3, 2012 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
August 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 29, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 24, 2011 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
August 20, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
August 4, 2012 · Premiere · Festival de invierno
December 13, 2012 · Theatrical
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