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Doctor Faustus

9%Critics11 reviews33%Audience28 reviews

4.264average critics score, out of 1019671h 33m

Fantasy

Frustrated with the limits of his knowledge, 16th-century scholar Dr. Faustus (Richard Burton) calls upon Lucifer (David McIntosh), offering his soul in return for 24 years of hedonism and invincibility. Offered the services of Mephistopheles (Andreas Teuber), a satanic servant, Faustus indulges all of his whims, from insulting the pope while invisible to making love to Helen of Troy (Elizabeth Taylor). As time passes, the prospect of eternal torment begins to eat away at Faustus.

Directed by:

Richard Burton, Nevill Coghill