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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1621

Faust and Marguerite

19001 minUnited States

Synopsis

Mephistopheles interrupts Faust and Marguerite beside a fireplace, proposing an act Faust refuses. A sudden substitution transforms the confrontation into a brief supernatural trick.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:59
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

DirectorsEdwin S. Porter

Inspirations

The short draws on the stage and operatic tradition of Faust. Its concentrated tableau uses a camera effect to present the devil's power.

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Availability checked on September 22, 2026.

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