Damnation of Faust (1898)

Original title

La damnation de Faust 1

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

silent film, speculative fiction film

Country

France

Runtime

7 min

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Faust makes a deal with the devil for youth and pleasure. This early silent film uses special effects to show his damnation.

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What happens

La Damnation de Faust est un film réalisé par Georges Méliès, sorti en 1898. Georges Méliès adapte Faust dans trois autres films : Faust et Marguerite en 1897, Faust aux enfers en 1903 et Damnation du docteur Faust en 1904. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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