Faust (disambiguation)
Appearance
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Faust is the protagonist of a popular German tale who makes a pact with the Devil; the tale is the basis of many works.
Faust may also refer to:
Works of art based on the tale of Faust
Film
- Faust (1921) an obscure (now lost) American silent film directed by Frederick A. Todd[1]
- Faust (1922) a 14-minute-long 1922 British silent film directed by Challis Sanderson [2]
- Faust (1922) a 1922 French silent film directed by Gerard Bourgeois, regarded as the first ever 3-D film[3]
- Faust (1926 film), directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
- Faust (1960 film), directed by Peter Gorski
- Faust (1994 film), directed by Jan Švankmajer
- Faust: Love of the Damned (2001), a film directed by Brian Yuzna
- Faust (2011 film), directed by Alexander Sokurov
Literature
- "Historia von D. Johann Fausten", a 1587 chapbook published by Johann Spies and written by an anonymous German author
- The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (A-text 1604, B-text 1616), a work by Christopher Marlowe
- Goethe's Faust (Part I, 1806; Part II, 1831), a work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Faust (1855), a novella by Ivan Turgenev
- Faust (1866), a work by Estanislao del Campo
- The Death of Doctor Faustus (1925), a work by Michel de Ghelderode
- Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (1938), a work by Gertrude Stein
- My Faust (1940), a work by Paul Valéry
- Doctor Faustus (1947), a novel by Thomas Mann
- Faust, a Subjective Tragedy, a work by Fernando Pessoa
- Faust (1980), a novel by Robert Nye
- Faust (2009), a work by Edgar Brau
Paintings
- Faust (paintings), a 1976–79 series of paintings by Nabil Kanso
- Faust, a painting by Dave McKean
- Faust Suite, etchings by Salvador Dalí 1968-1969 including: Old Faust, Kneeling Knight, Sator, Portrait of Marguerite
Theatre and opera
- Faust (Spohr) (1816), opera by Louis Spohr
- Scenes from Goethe's Faust (1844–53), oratorio by Robert Schumann
- La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 (1846), a légende dramatique by Hector Berlioz
- Faust (opera) (1859), opera by Charles Gounod
- Doktor Faust (1925), opera by Ferruccio Busoni
- Votre Faust (1969), opera by Henri Pousseur
- Randy Newman's Faust (1995), musical by Randy Newman
People
- Johann Georg Faust, an itinerant alchemist, astrologer and magician of the German Renaissance whose life became the nucleus of the popular tale of Doctor Faust
- Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), real name of the author better known as Max Brand
- Saint Faustus, one of several religious figures with this name
- Christa Faust, American author
- Drew Gilpin Faust, historian and 28th president of Harvard University
- George Faust, American football player
- Gerry Faust (born 1935), American football player and coach
- Isabelle Faust, German violinist
- James E. Faust, American leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Lauren Faust, American animator
- Nancy Faust, American organist
Music
- Faust (band), a German krautrock band
- Faust (album), debut album by the band Faust
- Faust (musician), a Norwegian metal drummer
- "Faust", a song by Gorillaz on their album G Sides
Fictional characters
- A character from the anime series Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Dokter Faust van Waardenburg, a Dutch folkloric character
- Faust (Avatar Press), American comics superhero character
- Faust VIII, a character in the manga and anime series Shaman King, who is a descendant of the original Faust
- Faustus (cat), a Charlton Comics character
- Faust (Guilty Gear), a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series
- Felix Faust, a DC Comics character
- Sebastian Faust, a DC Comics character
- Doctor Faustus (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Dark Faust, a character in the Japanese TV series Ultraman Nexus
- Faustus (Legacy of Kain), a vampire in Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
- Faust, the final boss for the arcade game Vendetta
- Ilsa Faust, a character in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
- The first miniboss of Alexander: Gordias in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
- Faust (Avatar Press), a series of comic books by Tim Vigil and David Quinn
- Faust (magazine), a Japanese literary anthology
Ships
Places
- In the United States
- Faust, Missouri, a ghost town
- Faust, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
- Faust, Utah, an unincorporated community
- Elsewhere
- Faust, Alberta, a hamlet in Canada
Other
See also
- Works based on Faust
- Fausto (disambiguation)
- Faustus (disambiguation)
- Foust, a surname (including a list of people with the name)
- Fouts, surname
References
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 235. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 249.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 249.ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.