Mephisto (1981)

02/11/1981 (AT) • 2h 25m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

Péter Andorai

Otto Ulrichs

Christine Harbort

Lotte Lindenthal

Tamás Major

Oskar Kroge, színigazgató


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$144.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

career

nazi

pact with the devil

demon

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