Mephisto

Mephisto

Release Date: 1981-02-11

Overview: 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.

Rating: 7.185 / 10

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

as Hendrik Höfgen

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

as Barbara Bruckner

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

as Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

as Tábornagy

Karin Boyd

Karin Boyd

as Juliette Martens

Crew

  • Zdenkó Tamássy - Original Music Composer

  • István Szabó - Director

  • Lajos Koltai - Director of Photography

  • Péter Dobai - Screenplay

  • István Szabó - Screenplay

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