Watch Mephisto (1981) Official Trailer
7.3 / 10 IMDb February 11, 1981 2h 25m
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
Runtime
2h 25m
Release Date
February 11, 1981
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
German, Hungarian, English
Country
Germany, Hungary
Producers
Cast
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Hendrik Höfgen
Krystyna Janda
as Barbara Bruckner
Ildikó Bánsági
as Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Rolf Hoppe
as Tábornagy
Karin Boyd
as Juliette Martens
György Cserhalmi
as Hans Miklas
Péter Andorai
as Otto Ulrichs
Christine Harbort
as Lotte Lindenthal
Tamás Major
as Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó Kishonti
as Dora Martin, primadonna
No photo
Mária Bisztrai
as Motzné, tragika
Sándor Lukács
as Rolf Bonetti, bonviván
Ágnes Bánfalvy
as Angelika Siebert, naiva
Judit Hernádi
as Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende
Vilmos Kun
as Ügyelõ
Hédi Temessy
as Egy nagybankos neje
Teri Tordai
as Laura, szobrásznõ
István Szabó
as Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)
No photo
David Robinson
as Davidson, kritikus
Irén Bordán
Production Companies
MafilmObjektív Film
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