Mephisto
1981/02/11 (US) | Drama
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.
István Szabó
Director
Péter Dobai
Screenplay
István Szabó
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
$ 144
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Mafilm
- Objektív Film
- ARD
Crews
Zdenkó Tamássy
Original Music Composer
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
Klaus Mann
Novel
Manfred Durniok
Producer
Zsuzsa Csákány
Editor