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Mephisto

1981·145'

István Szabó

Drama

★ 7.2

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.

Stills

10

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer Hendrik Höfgen
Krystyna Janda Krystyna Janda Barbara Bruckner
Ildikó Bánsági Ildikó Bánsági Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Rolf Hoppe Rolf Hoppe Tábornagy
Karin Boyd Karin Boyd Juliette Martens
György Cserhalmi György Cserhalmi Hans Miklas
Péter Andorai Péter Andorai Otto Ulrichs
Christine Harbort Christine Harbort Lotte Lindenthal
Tamás Major Tamás Major Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó Kishonti Ildikó Kishonti Dora Martin, primadonna
Mária Bisztrai Motzné, tragika
Sándor Lukács Sándor Lukács Rolf Bonetti, bonviván

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