Mephisto

Mephisto

28/9/1981 2h 25m 7.2/10

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.

Director

István Szabó

Top Billed Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Karin Boyd

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Hans Miklas

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

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