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Faust

Movie·2011·Fantasy, Drama·2h 20m·6.6 (211)·Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov

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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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Johannes ZeilerJohannes ZeilerHeinrich FaustAnton AdasinskyAnton AdasinskyMoneylenderIsolda Dychauk-OttIsolda Dychauk-OttMargareteGeorg FriedrichGeorg FriedrichWagnerHanna SchygullaHanna SchygullaMoneylender's WifeFlorian BrücknerFlorian BrücknerValentinAntje LewaldAntje LewaldMargarete's MotherMaxim MehmetMaxim MehmetValentins Freund

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