F. W. Murnau

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.