

Mephisto
Visit website7.2/10 • 132
1981-02-11 • 2h 25m
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.
- Directors
- István Szabó
- Editors
- Zsuzsa Csákány

Mephisto
Visit website1981-02-11 • 2h 25m
7.2/10 • 132
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.
- Directors
- István Szabó
- Editors
- Zsuzsa Csákány
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsKlaus 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
Christine Harbort
Lotte Lindenthal
Tamás Major
Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- $144.00
- Revenue
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- Keywords
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