Resultado da Busca
But, all in all, Doctor Faustus was a film that completely lacked any soul, which, is sort of ironic when you consider that its story was all about a man who actually sold his soul to the devil. Set in 16th Century Germany, Doctor Faustus, a brilliant scholar at Wittenberg University, employs the magic of necromancy to conjure up the evil Mephistopheles from the absolute depths of Hell.
Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to employ necromancy to conjure Mephistopheles out of hell. He bargains away his soul to Lucifer in exchange for living 24 years during which Mephistopheles will be his slave. Faustus signs the pact in his own blood and Mephistopheles reveals the ...
25 de jan. de 2014 · About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright ...
- 3 min
- 62,3K
- historycomestolife
Richard Burton wore three hats on the 1967 film version of Christopher Marlowe's most famous play, Doctor Faustus, serving as star, producer and director. Although he didn't really enjoy the latter two roles, the project was a labor of love. It wasn't the chance to work with wife Elizabeth Taylor again.
Richard Burton (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) plays an aging scholar who bargains with the devil for youth, knowledge and the dazzling charms of Elizabeth Taylor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). 196 IMDb 5.4 1 h 32 min 1968.
- 92 min
This 1967 film co-directed by and starring the late, great Richard Burton is not a good version… Lifeless, lacking in atmosphere and bound by its theatrical roots, this Dr Faustus is about as scary as jam biscuit but, to be fair, it’s actually a filmed record of a stage version which Burton performed with the Oxford University Dramatic Society, a run which itself garnered mediocre reviews.
Doktor Faustus ist ein britischer Horrorfilm von Regisseur Richard Burton aus dem Jahre 1967.Der Film ist eine Adaption des um 1589 uraufgeführten Schauspiels Die tragische Historie vom Doktor Faustus von Christopher Marlowe und wurde für Nassau Films, Oxford University Screen Productions und Venfilms produziert.
