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Faust (1926)

Directed by F. W. Murnau · Cinematography by Carl Hoffmann

107 min62 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Faust

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Faust (1926) movie still: fullbody — A grassy hill with scattered small flowers and a thin bare tree. A woman sits on the ground near the tree…Faust (1926) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow European-style alleyway features a steeply angled building wall on the left. A small group of people…Faust (1926) movie still: fullbody — A sparsely furnished room with a rustic wooden door and wooden furniture. A woman in a floor-length dress…Faust (1926) movie still: medium — A stone-walled dungeon featuring a heavy, riveted wooden door in the background. A woman sits in the corner on a…Faust (1926) movie still: fullbody — An elderly man in dark robes stands in a desolate, dark landscape at night. He holds two large stone tablets…Faust (1926) movie still: medium — A dimly lit dark interior against a black background with no visible architecture. A man in a period tunic…Faust (1926) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a hand holding a dark vessel in a pitch-black environment. The curved surface of the vessel…Faust (1926) movie still: medium — A dark stone interior featuring a vaulted doorway with rough-hewn walls. A young woman stands in the entrance,…Faust (1926) movie still: fullbody — A dark, stone architectural space with heavy masonry and arched passageways filled with fog. An elderly man…Faust (1926) movie still: closeup — A head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing a white head wrap. The figure is positioned against a plain…Faust (1926) movie still: wide — A dark, open field serves as the backdrop for two figures at night. A bearded man in robes stands while another man…Faust (1926) movie still: closeup — An elderly man lies prone on a dark surface in a dimly lit space. He has a long white beard and messy hair while…Faust (1926) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot focusing on a woman with closed eyes against a dark background. The lighting emphasizes the…Faust (1926) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with towering stacks of antique books flanking an elderly man. The man stands between the book…Faust (1926) movie still: medium — A dark stone interior features rows of figures standing before two coffins with crosses. The central figure faces…Faust (1926) movie still: fullbody — A bleak, rocky mountain landscape under a dark, cloudy sky is depicted theatrically. One man in a draped robe…
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Faust — official trailer

What is Faust about?

God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

Where can you watch Faust?

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What does the cinematography of Faust look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, Faust builds its coverage from medium shots (42% of the sample), with full-body frames (21%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Carl Hoffmann keeps 50% of it in hard-edged, chiaroscuro light. 79% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1920s.

What is the color palette of Faust?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Faust (1926) are #040404, #2e2e2e, #8c8c8c, #fafafa, #4b4b4b, #6c6c6c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2e2e2e
  • #8c8c8c
  • #fafafa
  • #4b4b4b
  • #6c6c6c

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