Faust (Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage)

Faust

a German folk tale.

Script: Hans kyser

director: F. W. Murnau

cinematography: Carl hoffmann

set and costume design:

Robert herlth, Walter rohrig

cast:

Behold:

The portals of darkness are open

and the shadows of the dead hunt over the earth...

Back! Hold! Why dost thou scourge mankind

with war, plague, famine?!

The earth is mine!

Never will the earth be thine!

Man is good: He strives for truth!

Look below!

All things in heaven and on earth

are wonderful!

But the greatest wonder

is man's freedom to choose

between good and evil!

Dost thou know faust?!

A knave like all others!

He preaches good and does evil!

He seeks to turn base metal into gold!

Behold his greed!

A wager:

I will wrest faust's soul away from god!

If thou canst destroy

what is divine in faust,

the earth is thine!

No man can resist evil!

The bet is on!!

The plague!...The plague!

The devastating epidemic raged:

Within a few days half the town lay dying!

To find a cure for the plague

faust spent day and night

in prayer with god.

And a great shriek

Rose from Egypt,

for there was not a house

without its dead

Lord god,

bless this act of redemption!

Only you can alleviate our misery!

Help... help! My mother is dying!

Mortal terror and fear of death swept through the town...

Repent, fast and pray!

Only faith can vanquish death!

Show respect for the dead!

We still live. We still love!

We shall die dancing in each other's arms!

Who has faith shall live!

But death will take the sinners!

The plague!! The plague!!

Compassion, faust!

Only you can help us!!

Get away from me! We are lost!

Neither faith nor knowledge is any help!

Everything is a lie...

My lord, thou art merciful

and a great goodness

The third great key

to the force of the ghost of hell

And if thou would summon

the prince of darkness to aid thee and give thee

all the might and glory of the world

go to a crossroad

and call on him three times...

I invoke thy aid, spirit of darkness:

Show thyself!

Come forth, demon of evil!

As thou art called

with thy unholy name:

Mephisto appear!

You have summoned me!

Here I am!

I renounce god and his heavenly legion

and so all the power and glory

of the world

shall be mine

be gone from me, Satan!

To have the power to help for just one day!

One day! Try it!

Just one trial day!

When the sand runs out...

You will be free,

the pact cancelled! Sign!

Glory

power

Can you help the hungry and the sick?

What you wish, I will perform:

You are the master,

and I am your servant!

A drop of blood!

Blood is quite a remarkable substance!

For one day only —?!

Until the sand has run out!

Faust! Help us!!

Then I shall help in the devil's name!

A miracle! A miracle!

In the name of Christ crucified,

help my child!

He cannot look upon the holy cross!

He is in league with the devil!

Stone him! Stone him!!

Deliver me, elixir of death!

You cannot cheat me!

Remember our pact!

The trial day is not over yet!

Death sets all men free!

Is that death?

It is life, faust, seducing you

with the fair image of your youth!

Wretched faust,

why do you seek death:

You have not yet lived!

I despise my life!

Your life was only the dust

and mould of books!

Pleasure is everything!

I am too old!

I offer you the greatest happiness:

Youth!

Seize it!

Give me youth!!!

I've caught you, old boy!

Take me... to her!

Step upon my cloak...

And the spinning earth will spread before you!

The wedding feast

for the duchess of parma:

The most beautiful woman in Italy!

Strange guests!

To pay tribute to the highest beauty,

my lord brings you