Mephisto
1981-02-11 | 145 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Klaus Maria BrandauerHendrik Höfgen
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Krystyna JandaBarbara Bruckner
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Ildikó BánságiNicoletta von Niebuhr
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Rolf HoppeTábornagy
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Karin BoydJuliette Martens
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György CserhalmiHans Miklas
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Péter AndoraiOtto Ulrichs
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Christine HarbortLotte Lindenthal
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Tamás MajorOskar Kroge, színigazgató
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Ildikó KishontiDora Martin, primadonna
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Sándor LukácsRolf Bonetti, bonviván
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Ágnes BánfalvyAngelika Siebert, naiva
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Judit HernádiRachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende
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Vilmos KunÜgyelõ
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Hédi TemessyEgy nagybankos neje
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Teri TordaiLaura, szobrásznõ
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István SzabóTheatre Party Attendant (uncredited)
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Irén Bordán
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