Faust (1911)

Directed by

Cecil Hepworth

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

15 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent short film based on the Faust legend from the 1911 version by Cecil Hepworth. It tells the story of a scholar who makes a pact with the devil for knowledge and worldly pleasures. The film was accompanied by live sound using the Vivaphone system.

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What happens

Faust è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Cecil M. Hepworth. Una delle numerose versioni cinematografiche del mito di Faust, il film - che prende spunto dall'opera di Gounot - fu interamente sonorizzato con il sistema Vivaphone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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