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Faust and Marguerite (1900 film)

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'Faust and Marguerite' is a 1900 American silent film produced and distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company.Musser, Charles (1991). 'Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company.' University of California Press, It was directed by Edwin S. Porter and based on the Michel Carr play 'Faust et Marguerite' and the 1859 opera 'Faust' adapted from the play by Charles Gounod.Niver, Kemp (1967). 'Motion Pictures From The Library of Congress Paper Print Collection 1894-1912.' University of California Press,

Plot



The 1901 Edison Films Catalog describes the film:

Marguerite is seated before the fireplace, Faust standing by her side. Mephistopheles enters and offers his sword to Faust, commanding him to behead the fair Marguerite. Faust refuses, whereupon Mephistopheles draws the sword across the throat of the lady and she suddenly disappears and Faust is seated in her place.


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