| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 177 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Jon Finch, André Heller, Hanns Zischler, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Siemen Rühaak, Marie Lebée, Lothar-Günther Buchheim. |
| Credits |
Photographer, Rudolf Blahacek ; editor, Lotte Klimitschek ; music, Benjamin Britten, Rolf Wilhelm. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Thomas Mann. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. |
| Awards |
Winner, Bavarian Film Awards, best production ; Winner, Moscow International Film festival, Silver prize. |
| Summary |
Adrian Leverkühn is a passionate composer who decides to make a pact with the devil in order to create a new musical idiom. Years of acclaim follow, but the price that he must pay for his success is higher than he could possibly imagine. When he cannot keep his bargain to refrain from all close human relationships, his closest friends begin to die as a result. |
| Language |
In German with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Faust, -approximately 1540 -- Drama.
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Composers -- Germany -- Drama.
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Devil -- Drama.
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Success -- Germany -- Drama.
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Deals -- Germany -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Seitz, Franz.
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Föcking, Georg.
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Finch, Jon, 1941-2012.
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Heller, André.
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Zischler, Hanns, 1947-
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Breillat, Marie-Hélène, 1947-
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Rühaak, Siemen, 1950-
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Lebée, Marie.
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Buchheim, Lothar Günther.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
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Wilhelm, Rolf, 1927-2013.
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Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
Doktor Faustus.
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BetaFilm.
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Franz Seitz Film.
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Iduna Film (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Doktor Faustus |
| ISBN |
1417229500 |
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9781417229505 |
| Standard No. |
741952642695 |
| Music No. |
E1E-DV-6426 E1 Entertainment |
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