Mephisto
Mephisto

Mephisto

7.2145 min
Drama

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 2/11/1981

Runtime: 145 min

Director: István Szabó

Writers: Péter Dobai, István Szabó

Top Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Karin Boyd

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Hans Miklas

Péter Andorai

Péter Andorai

Otto Ulrichs

Christine Harbort

Christine Harbort

Lotte Lindenthal

Tamás Major

Tamás Major

Oskar Kroge, színigazgató

Ildikó Kishonti

Ildikó Kishonti

Dora Martin, primadonna

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