Andreas Teuber, David McIntosh, Elizabeth O'Donovan

An adaptation of the Christopher Marlowe masterpiece, Doctor Faustus allows Richard Burton (who also co-directed) to sink his teeth into one of the great theater roles, with loyal wife Elizabet...( read more  read more... )h Taylor along for the ride. Now, there were a few good movies and many follies born of the epic marriage of Burton and Taylor; Faustus is one of their most curious progeny. Alas, Burton's performance is hardly scaled back from a big, bellowing stage turn, while elsewhere the film fails to work up the most rudimentary cinematic life. And Liz? She keeps appearing, wordlessly, as a sexed-up dream temptation for poor Faustus, and finally as Helen of Troy, of "Is this the face that launched a thousand ships?" fame. The only real fun to be had here is wondering whether Burton saw the project as a metaphor for his own career: a man who sold his soul in return for earthly pleasures... as embodied by Elizabeth Taylor. --Robert Horton

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Unrated, 92 min.

Directed by: Nevill Coghill, Richard Burton

Release Date: February 6, 1968

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DVD Release Date: March 2, 2004

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  • December 26, 2008
    This is a pretty good movie; Elizabeth Taylor looks beautiful in this film and is pretty good as an adaptation of Marlowe's Tragic Drama.
  • April 7, 2008
    "'tiz magic, magic... that ravish me."
    NOT one of my fav Faust adaptations, but def one of my fav Taylor/Burton films. Can Liz be any more beautiful? See JSvankmajers FAUST.
  • November 2, 2007
    Classified as a classic = Interested.
  • September 15, 2007
    The poetry is great and is well read by Burton and the cast. The movie isn't that good, but it's the only version of this play on film that I'm aware of, so for that alone it's worth seeing.
  • September 11, 2006
    one of my fave plays
  • August 13, 2006
    hrmmm...i read bits of the play and liked it....i might like this
  • April 20, 2006
    Doctor Faustus is an excellent play, so I must see this...

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