Mephisto (1981)

Mephisto (1981)

1981-02-11 Austria, Germany, Hungary 145 Min. PG-13
7.2 125 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

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