

Mephisto
1981-02-11 · 145 min · ★ 7.3
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
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- Directors
- István Szabó
- Production companies
- Mafilm, Objektív Film, ARD
- Countries
- Germany, Hungary
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Klaus Maria BrandauerHendrik Höfgen
Krystyna JandaBarbara Bruckner
Ildikó BánságiNicoletta von Niebuhr
Rolf HoppeTábornagy
Karin BoydJuliette Martens
György CserhalmiHans Miklas
Péter AndoraiOtto Ulrichs
Christine HarbortLotte Lindenthal
Tamás MajorOskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó KishontiDora Martin, primadonna
Sándor LukácsRolf Bonetti, bonviván
Ágnes BánfalvyAngelika Siebert, naiva
Judit HernádiRachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende
Vilmos KunÜgyelõ
Hédi TemessyEgy nagybankos neje
Teri TordaiLaura, szobrásznõ
István SzabóTheatre Party Attendant (uncredited)
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