Jan ŠvankmajerCast
Petr Čepek Andrew Sachs Jan Kraus
Credits
Written by: Christian Dietrich Grabbe
Plot
A modern man in Prague finds a mysterious invitation, goes to a puppet theatre and sells his soul. Mixes puppetry and live action.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jan Švankmajer's surreal take on Faust blends puppetry, clay animation and live action in a Prague puppet theatre. Dark, comic and nightmarish, it is a baroque, inventive nightmare of temptation and fate.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (4,833 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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