Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- In German — subtitles on.
The story
God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.
- based on novel or book
- sale of soul
- pact with the devil
- eternal youth
- romance
- faust
- love
- death
- silent film
- based on myths
- legends or folklore
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- William Dieterle — Valentin
- Werner Fuetterer — Erzengel
- Yvette Guilbert — Marthe Schwerdtlein
- Eric Barclay — Duke of Parma
- Hanna Ralph — Duchess of Parma
- Hans Brausewetter — Farmboy (uncredited)
- Lothar Müthel — Friar (uncredited)
- Hertha von Walther — (uncredited)
- Hans Rameau — (uncredited)
- Emmy Wyda — (uncredited)
- Directed
- F. W. Murnau
- Written
- Hans Kyser
Production
- Studio
- UFA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
