A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Released: Sep 10, 1994
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Stars: Petr Čepek, Jan Kraus, Jiří Suchý, Vladimír Kudla, Antonín Zacpal, Viktorie Knotková
Crew: Jan Švankmajer (Director), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Theatre Play), Jan Švankmajer (Author), Christopher Marlowe (Theatre Play), Christian Dietrich Grabbe (Novel), Jan Švankmajer (Art Direction)