 Faust 1926  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Director: F.W. Murnau
Cast: Gosta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Werner Fuetterer, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Hanna Ralph, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barcley, Hans Brausewetter, Lothar Muthel, Hertha von Walther, Emmy Wyda, Hans Rameau
This distinguished masterpiece in filmmaking tells the story of a deal struck between Mephisto (Emil Jannings) and Faust (Gosta Ekman). Faust is an alchemist who fails to stop death during a plague and burns his books. Satan then sends Mephisto to tempt Faust into returning to his youth in exchange for his soul. Faust makes the deal and regains his youth. Now, Faust courts Gretchen (Camilla Horn), dishonors her, and then casts her aside. Will Faust find redemption?
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Munchhausen 1943  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: The Adventures of Baron Manchausen
Director: Josef von Baky
Cast: Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney, Wilhelm Bendow, Michael Bohnen, Ferdinand Marian, Hans Brausewetter, Hermann Speelmans, Marina von Ditmar, Andrews Engelmann, Kathe Haack, Waldemar Leitgeb, Walter Lieck, Hubert von Meyerinck, Werner Scharf, Jaspar von Oertzen
Produced in Nazi Germany, this film was scripted by Erich Kaestner who used an alias because his writing was banned. The story revolves around the fabulous adventures of the eccentric Baron Munchhausen (Hans Albers) who is granted immortality and the ability to make his dreams come true when he makes a deal with magician Count Cagliostro (Ferdinand Marian). The Baron tells his story to Sophie Von Riedesel (Marina von Ditmar), and it involves an affair with Russia's Catherine the Great, riding a cannonball into the middle of a battle, and even visiting the moon–where he finally questions the price of his deal with Count Cagliostro.
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| 1. Faust (1926)
2. Munchhausen (1943)
aka: The Adventures of Baron Manchausen
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