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Mephisto (1981)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : István Szabó
Writer : Péter Dobai, István Szabó

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Péter Dobai
Péter Dobai
Screenplay
Klaus Mann
Klaus Mann
Novel
Manfred Durniok
Manfred Durniok
Producer
Zdenkó Tamássy
Zdenkó Tamássy
Original Music Composer
Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
Zsuzsa Csákány
Zsuzsa Csákány
Editor
István Szabó
István Szabó
Director
István Szabó
István Szabó
Screenplay
József Romvári
József Romvári
Art Direction
János P. Nagy
János P. Nagy
Set Decoration
Ágnes Gyarmathy
Ágnes Gyarmathy
Costume Design
Edit Basilides
Edit Basilides
Makeup Artist
Ábrisné Basilides
Ábrisné Basilides
Makeup Artist
Rozalia Szegedi
Rozalia Szegedi
Hairstylist
György Fék
György Fék
Sound Designer

Trailers and other movies

Mephisto Trailer 1981

Posters and backgrounds

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