Movie

Mephisto (1981)

• February 11, 1981
• 2h 25m

• Drama

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.

Director

István Szabó

Writers

Péter Dobai, István Szabó, Klaus Mann

Starring

Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági