Mephisto (1981)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $144.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 3.53 |
Directed By
István Szabó
Crew
Péter Dobai
Klaus Mann
Manfred Durniok
Zdenkó Tamássy
Lajos Koltai
Zsuzsa Csákány
István Szabó
István Szabó
József Romvári
János P. Nagy
Ágnes Gyarmathy
Edit Basilides
Ábrisné Basilides
Rozalia Szegedi
György Fék
TOP 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)
David Robinson
Davidson, kritikus
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