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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1968 DVD Release: 03/02/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Korean SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama, Period Film

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

Richard Burton - Dr. Faustus
Elizabeth Taylor - Helen of Troy
Andreas Teuber - Mephistopheles
Ian Marter - Emperor
Elizabeth O'Donovan - Empress
Hugh Williams - Scholar

Richard Burton co-directed and co-starred (along with his then-wife Elizabeth Taylor) in this screen adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's play about a man who makes a deal with the devil for possession of his soul. Doctor Faustus has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Korean. No bonus material has been included with this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide