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The tale of a composer who sells his soul to Satan to ensure his own creativity, but finds he cannot keep to his bargain to refrain from all close human relationships and his closest friends die as a result.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Doktor Faustus (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Franz Seitz Film, Iduna Film, KOCH Vision (Firm), Koch Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Seitz, Franz, Föcking, Georg, Finch, Jon, 1941-2012, Heller, André, Zischler, Hanns, 1947-, Breillat, Marie-Hélène, 1947-, Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955, Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, Wilhelm, Rolf, 1927-2013
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with optional English subtitles.
Published: Port Washington, NY : Koch Vision : [2007]
Subjects:
Faust, > -approximately 1540 > Drama.
Composers > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
Made-for-TV movies.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:The tale of a composer who sells his soul to Satan to ensure his own creativity, but finds he cannot keep to his bargain to refrain from all close human relationships and his closest friends die as a result.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Thomas Mann.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
Issued in a boxed set entitled: The Thomas Mann collection.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 177 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0; aspect ratio, 4:3.
Production Credits:Photographer, Rudolf Blahacek ; editor, Lotte Klimitschek ; music, Benjamin Britten, Rolf Wilhelm.
ISBN:1417229594 (boxed set)
9781417229598 (boxed set)