Doctor Faustus(1982)
A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan
Movie: Doctor Faustus
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Adrian Leverkühn
Satan
Dr. Serenius
Senatorin Rodde
Schwertfeger
Dr. Erasmi
Marie Godeau
Elisabeth Leverkühn - Adrians Mutter
Jonathan Leverkühn
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A musician beds down a prostitute he knows is diseased in order to gain inspiration, an act he later believes to have been a tacit pact with Satan
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1982-09-17
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