Mephisto
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.
Release Date
February 11, 1981Runtime
145 minGenres
DramaDirected by
István SzabóScreenplay by
István Szabó, Péter DobaiLanguage
GermanBudget
$144Revenue
$0Status
Released
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
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)
Irén Bordán
Kati Sólyom
Images
Videos
Mephisto Trailer 1981
Similar movies
When Life Was Good
September 6, 2008
Casablanca
January 15, 1943
Rome, Open City
October 8, 1945
Inside Man
March 17, 2006
Walk on Water
February 5, 2004
Best: His Mother's Son
April 29, 2009
The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil
September 20, 1943
Sie heißt jetzt Lotte!
November 19, 2014
So Ends Our Night
February 27, 1941
And the Violins Stopped Playing
January 1, 1988
The Assisi Underground
May 3, 1985
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
January 10, 1976
The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator
December 25, 2021
A Girl Cut in Two
August 8, 2007
Fury
October 15, 2014
Downfall
September 16, 2004
Life Is Beautiful
December 20, 1997
Up Close & Personal
March 1, 1996
Jerry Maguire
December 13, 1996
Before the Fall
July 4, 2004
