Faust

Faust

176 mins | June 1, 1985

Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza stars as Faust, and Erich Binder conducts the Vienna State Opera and Chorus in this 1985 production of Charles Gounod's five-act opera based on Goethe's poem. In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the devil (played by Italian bass Ruggero Raimondi) and tries to save Marguerite (Slovakian soprano Gabriela Benackova) from an eternity in hell. Walton Gronroos and Alfred Sramek co-star.

Faust

176 mins | June 1, 1985

Faust
Mexican tenor Francisco Araiza stars as Faust, and Erich Binder conducts the Vienna State Opera and Chorus in this 1985 production of Charles Gounod's five-act opera based on Goethe's poem. In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the devil (played by Italian bass Ruggero Raimondi) and tries to save Marguerite (Slovakian soprano Gabriela Benackova) from an eternity in hell. Walton Gronroos and Alfred Sramek co-star.
Producers
Original title Faust
Directors Ken Russell
Writers

Cast

Francisco Araiza

as Faust

Ruggero Raimondi

as Méphistophélès

Gabriela Beňačková

as Marguerite

Walton Grönroos

as Valentin

Alfred Šramek

as Wagner

Gabriele sima

as Siebel

Gertrude Jahn

as Marthe