Mephisto

Mephisto

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Mephisto

1981

2h 25m

7.2(132 votes)

Drama

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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ARD

Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Acting

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Krystyna Janda

Acting

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Ildikó Bánsági

Acting

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Rolf Hoppe

Acting

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

Karin Boyd

Acting

György Cserhalmi

Hans Miklas

György Cserhalmi

Acting

Péter Andorai

Otto Ulrichs

Péter Andorai

Acting

Christine Harbort

Lotte Lindenthal

Christine Harbort

Acting

Tamás Major

Oskar Kroge, színigazgató

Tamás Major

Acting

Ildikó Kishonti

Dora Martin, primadonna

Ildikó Kishonti

Acting

Mária Bisztrai

Motzné, tragika

No Image

Acting

Sándor Lukács

Rolf Bonetti, bonviván

Sándor Lukács

Acting

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Angelika Siebert, naiva

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Acting

Judit Hernádi

Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende

Judit Hernádi

Acting

Vilmos Kun

Ügyelõ

Vilmos Kun

Acting

Hédi Temessy

Egy nagybankos neje

Hédi Temessy

Acting

Teri Tordai

Laura, szobrásznõ

Teri Tordai

Directing

István Szabó

Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)

István Szabó

Acting

David Robinson

Davidson, kritikus

No Image

Acting

Irén Bordán

Unknown Role

Irén Bordán

Acting

Kati Sólyom

Unknown Role

Kati Sólyom

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