Synopsis: Frustrated with the limits of his knowledge, 16th-century scholar Dr. Faustus calls upon Lucifer, offering his soul in return for 24 years of hedonism and invincibility. Offered the services of Mephistopheles, a satanic servant, Faustus indulges all of his whims, from insulting the pope while invisible to making love to Helen of Troy. As time passes, the prospect of eternal torment begins to eat away at Faustus.