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Richard Burton,
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Neville Coghill,
Neville Coghill,
Richard Burton,
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: Not Rated
: Columbia TriStar
: Drama, Foreign, Costume Drama/Period Piece, British Drama, UK
: 92 min.
: English
: English, French, Korean
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Recently Rented By TNathanael
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Richard Burton co-directed (along with Nevill Coghill) this labor of love that records a performance given by Burton at Oxford University in 1966 of Christopher Marlowe's 400-year-old verse play. Burton plays Faust, a medieval doctor who sells his soul to Mephistopheles (Andreas Teuber) in exchange for mastering all human knowledge. The Devil tempts Faust at every turn by confronting him with the seven deadly sins and Helen of Troy (Elizabeth Taylor), who appears throughout the film in various stages of undress as Doctor Faustus stands firm. The production was filmed in Rome, with the majority of the cast Oxford University amateur actors. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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| Marlowe's play brought to vibrant life.
by CHutchings
November 21, 2004 - 9:22 AM PST
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1 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| A bit talky, it's quite good.Good direction and expansion from stage version. Nice visuals and Burton doesn't go over the top too much. Elizabeth Taylor doesn't really rate a mention on the cover artwork though. |
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