Mephisto

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-03-22

Languages:

Hungarian, German, English

Countries:

West Germany, Hungary, Austria

Runtime:

144 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (6733 Reviews)

Director:

Istvèn Szabè

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Klaus Maria Brandauer Krystyna Janda Ildikè Bènsègi Rolf Hoppe

Writer:

Pèter Dobai (screenplay)

Istvèn Szabè (screenplay)

Klaus Mann (novel)

Fullplot:

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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