Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Gösta EkmanFaust | Faust |
 Emil JanningsMephisto | Mephisto |
 Camilla HornGretchen Marguerite | Gretchen Marguerite |
 Frida RichardGretchens's Mother | Gretchens's Mother |
 William DieterleValentin | Valentin |
 Werner FuettererErzengel | Erzengel |
 Yvette GuilbertMarthe Schwerdtlein | Marthe Schwerdtlein |
 Eric BarclayDuke of Parma | Duke of Parma |
 Hanna RalphDuchess of Parma | Duchess of Parma |
 Hans BrausewetterFarmboy (uncredited) | Farmboy (uncredited) |
| LLothar MüthelFriar (uncredited) | Friar (uncredited) |
 Hertha von Walther(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
| HHans Rameau(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Emmy Wyda(uncredited) | (uncredited) |