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Mephisto
Mephisto

Mephisto

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

145 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

11 February 1981

Country

Germany

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

Mária Bisztrai

Mária Bisztrai

Motzné, tragika

Sándor Lukács

Sándor Lukács

Rolf Bonetti, bonviván

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Angelika Siebert, naiva

Judit Hernádi

Judit Hernádi

Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende

Vilmos Kun

Vilmos Kun

Ügyelõ

Hédi Temessy

Hédi Temessy

Egy nagybankos neje

Teri Tordai

Teri Tordai

Laura, szobrásznõ

István Szabó

István Szabó

Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)

David Robinson

David Robinson

Davidson, kritikus

Irén Bordán

Irén Bordán

Kati Sólyom

Kati Sólyom

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