Mephisto
First aired on Feb 11, 1981
70%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Zdenkó Tamássy | Original Music Composer
István Szabó | Director
Lajos Koltai | Director of Photography
Péter Dobai | Screenplay
István Szabó | Screenplay
Klaus Mann | Novel
