Directed by F.W. Murnau   Written by Gerhart Hauptmann   Hans Kyser   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Cast Gösta Ekman ... Faust (as Gösta Ekmann) Emil Jannings ... Mephisto Camilla Horn ... Gretchen Frida Richard ... Mutter (as Frieda Richard) William Dieterle ... Valentin (as Wilhelm Dieterle) Yvette Guilbert ... Marthe Eric Barclay ... Herzog (as Eric Barcley) Hanna Ralph ... Herzogin Werner Fuetterer ... Erzengel Uncredited Cast Hans Brausewetter ... Farmboy Lothar Müthel ... Friar Hans Rameau   Hertha von Walther   Emmy Wyda   Produced by Erich Pommer   Original Music by Wolfgang Dauner   Jacco Gardner   Werner R. Heymann   Thomas Köner   Erno Rapee   Daniel Schnyder   Bernd Schultheis   Rolf Unkel   Art Zoyd   William Axt

Additional Info Premiere: September 20, 1926 Theatrical Release: December 06, 1926 DVD Release: March 17, 2009 Country: Distributor: Kino Video Websites: Alternate Titles Faust: A German Folk Legend Faust: Eine Deutsche Volkssage Production Companies Universum Film (UFA) Distributors Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (1926) (USA) (theatrical) Kino Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Kino Video   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Kino Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) Kino Lorber   (2015) (USA) (DVD) Kino Lorber   (2015) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,888 / 21,118 Site Ranking #3,884 The Munsters: Season 2 (1965) #3,885 The Munsters: Season 1 (1964) #3,886 Polaroid (2019) #3,887 Villains (2019) #3,888 Faust (1926) #3,889 The Onion Movie (2008) #3,890 Hardware (1990) #3,891 Split Second (1992) #3,892 House Party (1990)