Faust (1960)
Overview
In 1957 Gustaf Gründgens staged a new production of Goethe's Faust in which he once again played Mephisto, a part he had played since 1932. The brilliant production was a huge success and ran for a couple of years. In 1959 Peter Gorski captured the performance on film in his directorial film debut. Basically it is a registration of the production, but Gorksi did manage to accentuate the details of the acting by using enough medium and close-up shots which give a view on the acting you normally would not able to see in a theater.
Cast
Will Quadflieg
Faust
Gustaf Gründgens
Mephisto
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Gretchens Nachbarin Marthe Schwerdtlein
Uwe Friedrichsen
Schüler
Heinz Reincke
Frosch
Friedrich G. Beckhaus
Brander
Christian Rode
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
