Faust is a 1960 West German fantasy film directed by Peter Gorski. It is based on Goethe's Faust

Goethe's Faust

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts: and . Although written as a closet drama, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages...

 and adapted from the theater production at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus

Deutsches Schauspielhaus

The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. With a capacity for 1192 spectators, it places it as Germany's largest theatre...

 in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

. The film starred Peter Gorski's adoptive father Gustav Gründgens as Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles

Mephistopheles is a demon featured in German folklore...

, and was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 33rd Academy Awards

33rd Academy Awards

The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California...

 for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

, but did not manage to receive a nomination. The film also won a Deutscher Filmpreis

Deutscher Filmpreis

The Deutscher Filmpreis is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie...

 for an Outstanding Documentary or Cultural Film in 1961.

Cast

• Will Quadflieg
  Will Quadflieg
  Friedrich Wilhelm "Will" Quadflieg was a German actor from Oberhausen. He was the father of actor Christian Quadflieg. He is considered one of Germany's best post-war actors. One of his most widely recognized roles was in the title role in the 1960 film Faust. He also starred in a number of other...
  
   as Dr. Heinrich Faust / Dichter
• Gustaf Gründgens
  Gustaf Gründgens
  Gustaf Gründgens , born Gustav Heinrich Arnold Gründgens, was one of Germany's most famous and influential actors of the 20th century, intendant and artistic director of theatres in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Hamburg...
  
   as Mephistopheles 'Mephisto' / Lustige Person
• Ella Büchi as Margarete "Gretchen"
• Elisabeth Flickenschildt
  Elisabeth Flickenschildt
  Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt was a German actress, producer and author. She appeared in dozens of German language films and television productions from 1935 to 1976...
  
   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
  Uwe Friedrichsen
  Uwe Friedrichsen is a German television actor.-External links:*...
  
   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

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