Ready to press play on 'Doctor Faustus' on your favorite screen? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Elizabeth Freestone-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Doctor Faustus' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Doctor Faustus' right now, here are some finer points about the Stage & Screen drama flick.
Doctor Faustus starring Joanna Christie, Beatrice Curnew, Amy Rockson, Harvey Virdi has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 9 min, and a scheduled release date of .
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, to give it its full title, by Christopher Marlowe, was first published in 1604, at least twelve years after its first performance, although the basic story of the play is much older. Having decided he has accumulated all he can of conventional knowledge, Doctor Faustus turns to magic in a quest for greater truths. Before long, he ends up selling his soul to the devil – the famous “Faustian pact” that has entered everyday language. Dr Faustus gradually realizes his terrible mistake. He apparently repents, but finally dies, the devil coming to collect his soul, and his friends the dismembered body." .
