Mephisto (1981)
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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Klaus Maria BrandauerHendrik Höfgen
Krystyna JandaBarbara Bruckner
Ildikó BánságiNicoletta von Niebuhr
Rolf HoppeTábornagy
Karin BoydJuliette Martens
György CserhalmiHans Miklas
Péter AndoraiOtto UlrichsChristine HarbortLotte Lindenthal
Tamás MajorOskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó KishontiDora Martin, primadonnaMária BisztraiMotzné, tragika
Sándor LukácsRolf Bonetti, bonvivánKeywords
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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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Mephisto has a runtime of 145 minutes.
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