Movie·1981·2h 25m
Mephisto
Country
Germany
Language
German
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The Story
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.
Written By
Péter Dobai
Producer
Manfred Durniok
Cinematography
Lajos Koltai
Music
Zdenkó Tamássy
Editor
Zsuzsa Csákány
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Hendrik Höfgen
Krystyna Janda
Barbara Bruckner
Ildikó Bánsági
Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Rolf Hoppe
Tábornagy
Karin Boyd
Juliette Martens
György Cserhalmi
Hans Miklas
Péter Andorai
Otto Ulrichs
Christine Harbort
Lotte Lindenthal
Tamás Major
Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó Kishonti
Dora Martin, primadonna
Mária Bisztrai
Motzné, tragika
Sándor Lukács
Rolf Bonetti, bonviván
Ágnes Bánfalvy
Angelika Siebert, naiva
Judit Hernádi
Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende
Vilmos Kun
Ügyelõ
Hédi Temessy
Egy nagybankos neje
Teri Tordai
Laura, szobrásznõ
István Szabó
Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Péter Dobai
Screenplay
Manfred Durniok
Producer
Zdenkó Tamássy
Original Music Composer
István Szabó
Screenplay, Director
Zsuzsa Csákány
Editor
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
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