(Mephisto)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany,

Hungary

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

145 minutes

Year:

1981

Directors:

István Szabó

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Production companies:

Mafilm,

Objektív Film,

ARD

Actors:

Hendrik Höfgen

Barbara Bruckner

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Tábornagy

Juliette Martens

Crews:

Screenplay

Producer

Original Music Composer

Screenplay

Editor