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Mephisto

Mephisto

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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.
💵 Budget: USD 144
🌏 Languages Available: German , Hungarian , English
📆 Date Released: 1981-02-11
⌚ Running Time: 145 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer original image
Hendrik Höfgen
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Krystyna Janda original image
Barbara Bruckner
Krystyna Janda
Ildikó Bánsági original image
Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Ildikó Bánsági
Rolf Hoppe original image
Tábornagy
Rolf Hoppe
Karin Boyd original image
Juliette Martens
Karin Boyd
György Cserhalmi original image
Hans Miklas
György Cserhalmi
Péter Andorai original image
Otto Ulrichs
Péter Andorai
Christine Harbort original image
Lotte Lindenthal
Christine Harbort
Tamás Major original image
Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Tamás Major
Ildikó Kishonti original image
Dora Martin, primadonna
Ildikó Kishonti
Mária Bisztrai original image
Motzné, tragika
Mária Bisztrai
Sándor Lukács original image
Rolf Bonetti, bonviván
Sándor Lukács
Ágnes Bánfalvy original image
Angelika Siebert, naiva
Ágnes Bánfalvy
Judit Hernádi original image
Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende
Judit Hernádi
Vilmos Kun original image
Ügyelõ
Vilmos Kun
Hédi Temessy original image
Egy nagybankos neje
Hédi Temessy
Teri Tordai original image
Laura, szobrásznõ
Teri Tordai
István Szabó original image
Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)
István Szabó
David Robinson original image
Davidson, kritikus
David Robinson
Irén Bordán original image
Irén Bordán
Kati Sólyom original image
Kati Sólyom

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