Mephisto (1981)2h25
Drama
Director István Szabó
Also directed Sunshine, Being Julia, Colonel Redl, and 29 more
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.
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Cast
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Krystyna Janda
Ildikó Bánsági
Rolf Hoppe
Karin Boyd
György Cserhalmi
Péter Andorai
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