Faust

1h 37m 1994

Brief Synopsis

Inventive, operatic presentation of the story of the German magician and astrologer held to have sold his soul to the devil.

Cast & Crew

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Jan Svankmajer

Director

Petr Cepek

Faust; Mephisto

Jan Kraus

Vladimir Kudla

Antonin Zacpal

Jiri Suchy

Film Details

Also Known As
Lekce Faust, Lesson Faust
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Release Date
1994
Production Company
BBC (Network); Celluloid Dreams; Centre National Du Cinema; Lumen Films; Pandora Films
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); Zeitgeist Films
Location
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

Inventive, operatic presentation of the story of the German magician and astrologer held to have sold his soul to the devil.

Director

Jan Svankmajer

Director

Cast

Petr Cepek

Faust; Mephisto

Jan Kraus

Vladimir Kudla

Antonin Zacpal

Jiri Suchy

Stanislava Babicka

Dancer

Lenka Havrankova

Dancer

Magda Horejsova

Dancer

Petra Hrstkova

Dancer

Vera Masopustova

Dancer

Josef Podsednik

Puppet Actor

Jaroslava Zelenkova

Puppet Actor

Viktorie Knotkova

Jana Mezlova

Miluse Strakova

Josef Fiala

Martin Radimecky

Ervin Tomendal

Frantisek Polata

Josef Chodora

Karel Vidimsky

Peter Meissel

Rudolf Ruzek

Milan Vyskocil

Pavel Marek

Dalibor Fenci

Robert Blanda

Michaela Tyllerova

Vendula Pecova

Berenika Strettiova

Zita Moravkova

Gillian Wood

Zuzana Drazilova

Karel Vild

Martin Kublak

Monika Chlustinova

Jiri Liska

Joseph Vedral

Vaclav Svankmajer

Pavel Valenta

Andrew Sachs

Voice S (English Version)

Crew

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music ("Fugue")

Karl Baumgartner

Executive Producer

Ondrej Beranek

Animator

Jirina Bisingerova

Makeup

Jiri Blaha

Puppets And Props

Ruzena Blahova

Costume Designer

Alan Brett

Editor (English Version)

Petr Bruna

Set Decorator

Eva Capkova

Makeup

Milos Chlustina

Set Decorator

Jiri Cihak

Puppets And Props (Backgrounds)

Jan Danhel

Assistant Editor

Vaclav Frank

Makeup

Bedrich Glaser

Animation

George Goulgham

Dubbing Mixer (English Version)

Charles Gounod

Music ("Faust Et Marguerite")

Christian Dietrich Grabbe

Play As Source Material

Keith Griffiths

Executive Producer

Michael Havas

Executive Producer

Zdenek Hlavacek

Puppets And Props

Veronika Hruha

1st Assistant Director

Jaromir Kallista

Casting

Jaromir Kallista

Producer

Paula Kallistova

Other

Martin Kalous

Set Decorator

Tomas Kalous

Set Decorator

Jan Klusak

Music

Jaromir Kryze

Puppets And Props

Martin Kublak

Animator

Tomas Kuchta

Makeup

Milan Kvak

Puppets And Props

Petra Mach

Sound Effects

Svatopluk Maly

Director Of Photography

Chris Marlowe

Play As Source Material

Matt Mccarthy

Dialogue Director

Matt Mccarthy

English Dialogue Director

Hengameh Panahi

Executive Producer

Martin Prolhazka

Cameraman

Mila Radova

Other

Colin Rose

Executive Producer (Bbc)

George Roubicek

Dialogue (English Version)

George Roubicek

Screenplay

Jaroslav Schreder

Sound Effects

Jan Semrad

Assistant Cameraman

Ivo Spalj

Sound Engineer

Frantisek Spilka

Camera Operator

Jirf Strach

Advisor

Jiri Strach

Text Advisor

Karel Sussmilch

Sound Effects

Jan Svankmajer

Art Direction

Jan Svankmajer

Screenwriter

Eva Svankmajerova

Art Direction

Karel Vanasek

Puppets And Props

Daria Vobornikova

Choreography

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Play As Source Material

Marie Zemanova

Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Lekce Faust, Lesson Faust
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Release Date
1994
Production Company
BBC (Network); Celluloid Dreams; Centre National Du Cinema; Lumen Films; Pandora Films
Distribution Company
Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); Zeitgeist Films
Location
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 13, 1995

Released in United States Fall October 26, 1994

Released in United States July 1994

Released in United States May 1994

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 12-23, 1994.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 1-9, 1994.

Began shooting November 8, 1991.

Completed shooting October 1992.

This project, Svankmajer's second feature-length film following "Alice" (Czechoslovakia/Switzerland/1988), employs live action, animation, claymation and life-size marionettes.

Released in United States April 13, 1995 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Un Certain Regard) May 12-23, 1994.)

Released in United States July 1994 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 1-9, 1994.)

Released in United States Fall October 26, 1994

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