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    Doctor Faustus (1967)

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    Richard Burton stars as the centuries-old Christopher Marlowe character, Doctor Faustus, who sells his soul to Lucifer (David McIntosh) in return for 24 years of youth and pleasure.

    The lustful and arrogant Faust indulges his earthly appetites, sees the seven deadly sins, performs magic for the emperor (Ian Marter), and has farting-related fun whilst invisible at the expense of the Pope (Adrian Benjamin).

    He is assisted throughout by the devil’s right-hand man, Mephistopheles (Andreas Teuber) before eventually being dragged down to hell at the hour of reckoning.

    Burton acts with force and speaks the lines with sonorous dignity and sense. A busty Elizabeth Taylor – mute throughout – appears as Helen of Troy, the continuous source of Faust’s lust and fantasy.

    The talented supporting players from the Oxford University Dramatic Society are adequate but the film is something of an oddity with the atmosphere, music, and colours combining in a hallucinogenic mix.

    Doctor Faustus
    Richard Burton
    Helen of Troy
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Mephistopheles
    Andreas Teuber
    Valdes
    Ram Chopra
    Cornelius
    Richard Carwardine
    Wagner
    Patrick Barwise
    Good Angel/Bishop
    Michael Menaugh
    Evil Angel/Knight
    Richard Durden-Smith
    Lucifer
    David McIntosh
    Belzebub
    Jeremy Eccles
    Lechery
    Gwydion Thomas
    Pride/Emperor
    Ian Marter
    Envy/Cardinal of Lorraine
    Nicholas Loukes
    Pope
    Adrian Benjamin
    Empress
    Elizabeth O’Donovan
    Avarice
    Ambrose Coghill

    Director
    Richard Burton
    Nevill Coghill

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