Lost "Faust Bible" from F. W. Murnau's Silent Film Classic Resurfaces in Lavish New Edition
A collection of valuable documents relating to F. W. Murnau's silent film classic was considered lost for decades. The so-called "Faust-Bibel" now appears in a splendidly produced edition. The publication restores access to archival material long presumed gone, tied to Murnau's 1926 adaptation of the Faust legend. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reviews the new volume. The reappearance of the documents reverses decades of assumed loss and returns the material to scholarly and cinephile view. The edition is presented as a lavish production, with the review appearing under the paper's culture section.
Key facts
- A document collection tied to F. W. Murnau's silent film classic was long considered lost
- The material is known as the "Faust-Bibel"
- It now appears in a splendidly produced new edition
- The documents relate to Murnau's Faust film
- The collection had been presumed missing for decades
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung published a review of the edition
- The review appears in the paper's culture section
- The publication returns long-inaccessible archival material to public view
Entities
Artists
- F. W. Murnau
Institutions
- Süddeutsche Zeitung
Locations
- Germany