Fri 7 pm

FAUST (1926) with Live Music at AFI Silver

Name: FAUST (1926) with Live Music at AFI Silver
Start: 2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center · Silver Spring, MD · Check price · ★ 4.8 (1216)

A 1926 German silent classic gets a live score, because Halloween weekend deserves something genuinely eerie.

F.W. Murnau's 1926 silent classic FAUST screens with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Earle Simpson as part of AFI Silver's Classic Film Weekend and Silent Cinema Showcase.

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