Where to Watch Faust (1926) in the US

What it's about

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist. During a plague, Faust despairs and burns his books after failing to stop death; Satan sends Mephisto to tempt Faust, first with insight into treating the plague and then with a day's return to youth. Mephisto is clever, timing the end of this 24 hours as Faust embraces the beautiful Duchess of Parma. Faust trades his soul for youth. Some time later, he's bored, and demands on Easter Sunday that Mephisto take him home. Faust promptly sees and falls in love with the beautiful Gretchen, whose liaison with him brings her dishonor. Is there redemption? Who wins the wager?

Cast and crew

Director

F.W. Murnau

Writer

Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Starring

Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn

Details

Release date

Dec 6, 1926

Language

German, English

Country

Germany

Awards

3 wins

Where to Watch Faust (1926) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Faust in the United States?

Faust is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, free, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Kino Film Collection (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Free Movies Plus. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD). Watch the movie free on Darkroom (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I stream Faust or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Kino Film Collection (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I watch Faust for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Free Movies Plus. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD). Watch the movie free on Darkroom (HD).