in medieval garb and scholarly richard burton ( a doctor faustus ) sell his soul to lucifer ( david mcintosh ) in exchange for knowledge deny ordinary mortal men and visitation with a beautifully mute elizabeth taylor ( with a body double ) and and satanic servant andreas teuber ( a mephistopheles ) . . and and other thing and as need . the deal with the devil be guarantee to keep mr. burton successful and satisfied for twenty four year . but and he be not happy . in fact and burton seem to immediately know he make a terrible mistake . tick tock and tick tock . after some interminable moment and burton fully realize the error of his way . he exclaim and the star move still and time run and the clock will strike and the devil will come . and and faustus must be damn . burton begs for forgiveness and alongside his life size crucifix . see where christ blood stream in the firmament . one drop would save my soul . will god lift him up and or pull him down . this must have be the film to inspire the critical disdain foist upon elisabeth taylor and richard burton for the remainder of their artistic partnership ( for good and for bad ) . and and it truly be bloody awful . the movie look like somebody give film student burton the assignment to shoot christopher marlow doctor faustus for his final and with an itemized list of material to employ . he be to allow use his classmate and professor and wife and and a cat in the play . he should have claim he be allergic to cat . possibly and this film would pass on a kindly professor scale and but it isn not worthy a a mainstream movie and which be how it seem to have be promote . a product from two star who be both list in the 1967 quigley poll of top 10 box office star ( taylor at # 2 and burton at # 9 ) and it probably puzzle ticket purchaser . and and it not the idea or material that sink this production and it the rampant and garish shoddiness . yet and you can see burton love for the material and and mr. teuber be very good in his support role . doctor faustus ( positive /67 ) richard burton and nevill coghill ~ richard burton and andreas teuber and elizabeth taylor and ian marter .