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A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Keywords
magic
philosophy
puppet
surrealism
faust
stop motion
puppetry
devil
labyrinth
master
occult
based on myths, legends or folklore
live action and animation
clay animation
bizarre creatures
doctor faustus
Casts

Petr Čepek
Faust

Jan Kraus

Jiří Suchý
Vladimír Kudla
Antonín Zacpal
Viktorie Knotková
Jana Mézlová
Miluse Straková
Josef Fiala
Martin Radimecký
Ervín Tomendál
Frantisek Polata
Josef Chodora
Karel Vidimský

Petr Meissel
Rudolf Ruzek
Milan Vyskocil
Pavel Marek
Robert Blanda
Michaela Tyllerová
Vendula Pecová
Crews

Christopher Marlowe
Theatre Play

Jan Švankmajer
Author
Christian Dietrich Grabbe
Novel

Jan Švankmajer
Director

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Theatre Play

Jan Švankmajer
Art Direction

Jan Švankmajer
Production Design

Eva Švankmajerová
Production Design

Eva Švankmajerová
Art Direction
Marie Zemanová
Editor
Svatopluk Malý
Director of Photography
Colin Rose
Executive Producer
Backdrops & Posters


