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Doctor Faustus (1967) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1967 · 93 mins · English
- Directed by
- Nevill Coghill
- Starring
- Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Richard Durden, David McIntosh, Ian Marter, Michael Menaugh
Faustus, freshly awarded his doctorate at the University of Wittenberg, craves limitless knowledge and power. He resorts to necromancy, summons Mephistopheles, and trades his soul to Lucifer for a twenty‑four‑year lease on life, binding the demon to obey. He seals the pact with his blood, after which Mephistopheles reveals the devil’s secrets.
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