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Basic facts

Original title Faust : Eine deutsche Volkssage
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1926-10-27

Cast

Gösta Ekman
Faust

Emil Jannings
Mefistofeles

Camilla Horn
Gretchen

Yvette Guilbert
Marthe Schwerdtlein

William Dieterle (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
Valentin

Frida Richard
Gretchens mor

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Assistant Director
Author
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Assistant Costume Designer

Cast

Gösta Ekman Faust
Emil Jannings Mefistofeles
Camilla Horn Gretchen
Yvette Guilbert Marthe Schwerdtlein
William Dieterle (as Wilhelm Dieterle) Valentin
Frida Richard Gretchens mor
Eric Barclay hertigen av Parma
Hanna Ralph hertiginnan av Parma
Werner Fuetterer ärkeängeln
Hans Brausewetter bondepojke
Lothar Müthel munk
Hans Rameau
Hertha von Walther
Emmy Wyda

Companies

Production Company Universum-Film AG (UFA)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 98975
Date 1962-04-05
Classification Allowed from age 15


Censorship number 37797
Date 1926-10
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2424 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white (tinted)
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 20
Length in metres 2484 meter
Length in minutes 109 min
Reels 7 reels


Production location

Germany 1925-09 1926-05
Ufa-Atelier Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin

Release dates

Other showing 1926-08-28 Ufa-Theater Nollendorfplatz Berlin Germany 109 min (förhandsvisning)
First showing 1926-10-14 Ufa-Palast am Zoo Berlin Germany 109 min (officiell premiär)
Release in Sweden 1926-10-27 Palladium Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 10
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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