Movie

Mephisto

★ 7.3/10 · 154 votes 1981 2h 25m Released

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.

Cast

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