Faust

1926 film by F. W. Murnau
Movie film Q672480
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Faust

Summary

Faust is a film[1]. Faust has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Faust's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Faust was directed by F. W. Murnau[4].
  • Hans Kyser wrote the screenplay for Faust[5].
  • Gerhart Hauptmann wrote the screenplay for Faust[6].
  • Faust's composer is recorded as Werner R. Heymann[7].
  • Faust's genre is silent film[8].
  • Faust's genre is drama film[9].
  • Faust's genre is fantasy film[10].
  • A cast member of Faust was Gösta Ekman[11].
  • A cast member of Faust was Emil Jannings[12].
  • A cast member of Faust was Camilla Horn[13].
  • A cast member of Faust was William Dieterle[14].
  • A cast member of Faust was Yvette Guilbert[15].
  • A cast member of Faust was Frida Richard[16].
  • A cast member of Faust was Hanna Ralph[17].
  • A cast member of Faust was Werner Fuetterer[18].
  • A cast member of Faust was Hans Brausewetter[19].
  • A cast member of Faust was Lothar Müthel[20].
  • A cast member of Faust was Hans Rameau[21].
  • A cast member of Faust was Hertha von Walther[22].
  • A cast member of Faust was Emmy Wyda[23].
  • A cast member of Faust was Eric Barclay[24].
  • Faust was produced by Erich Pommer[25].
  • Faust's production company is recorded as UFA[26].
  • Faust's director of photography is recorded as Carl Hoffmann[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Faust was produced by Erich Pommer[25]. Faust was directed by F. W. Murnau[4]. Screenwriters include Hans Kyser[5] and Gerhart Hauptmann[6]. Cast members include Gösta Ekman[11], Emil Jannings[12], Camilla Horn[13], William Dieterle[14], Yvette Guilbert[15], and Frida Richard[16].

Publication

Publication dates include October 14, 1926[28] and December 6, 1926[29]. The original language of Faust was German[30]. Genres include silent film[8], drama film[9], and fantasy film[10]. Faust was distributed by video on demand[31].

Why It Matters

Faust has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Faust is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . filmportal.de. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 ['faust-eine-deutsche-volkssage', 'faust-3']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: faust-3, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295968494|FAUST (#295968494)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritrovato film "
  2. 14d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 ['faust-eine-deutsche-volkssage', 'faust-3']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: faust-eine-deutsche-volkssage, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295959684|FAUST. EINE DEUTSCHE VOLKSSAGE (#295959684)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n"
  3. 16d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Larousse Encyclopedia online
    Publication date +1926-10-14T00:00:00Z, +1926-12-06T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Hans Kyser, Gerhart Hauptmann
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+106'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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