Poster for the movie Mephisto

Mephisto

1981 • 145 minutes
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.

Picture of Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Picture of Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Picture of Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Picture of Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Picture of Karin Boyd

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

Picture of György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Hans Miklas

Picture of Péter Andorai

Péter Andorai

Otto Ulrichs

Picture of Christine Harbort

Christine Harbort

Lotte Lindenthal

Picture of Tamás Major

Tamás Major

Oskar Kroge, színigazgató

Picture of Ildikó Kishonti

Ildikó Kishonti

Dora Martin, primadonna

Picture of Mária Bisztrai

Mária Bisztrai

Motzné, tragika

Picture of Sándor Lukács

Sándor Lukács

Rolf Bonetti, bonviván

Picture of Ágnes Bánfalvy

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Angelika Siebert, naiva

Picture of Judit Hernádi

Judit Hernádi

Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende

Picture of Vilmos Kun

Vilmos Kun

Ügyelõ

Picture of Hédi Temessy

Hédi Temessy

Egy nagybankos neje

Picture of Teri Tordai

Teri Tordai

Laura, szobrásznõ

Picture of István Szabó

István Szabó

Theatre Party Attendant (uncredited)

Picture of David Robinson

David Robinson

Davidson, kritikus

Picture of Irén Bordán

Irén Bordán

Picture of Kati Sólyom

Kati Sólyom