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Faust and Marguerite
(1900) United States of America
B&W : [?] 60 or 65? feet
Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter?
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / From the opera Faust by Charles Gounod. Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 28 February 1900 by Thomas A. Edison [D4734]. Released February 1900. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Attributions by Website-AFI that this film was an Edison rerelease of Méliès’ Faust et Marguerite (1897) are incorrect.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] 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. 60 feet. $9.00.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive [35mm paper positive (LC 1204), 35mm reference positive (FEC 2806)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 6 February 2009.
References: Website-AFI; Website-LoC : with additional information provided by Bob Fontenrose.
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