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Mephisto (1981)

Mephisto (1981)

Drama
Release Date: 1981, February 11
Directors: István Szabó
Countries: Germany, Hungary
Production: Mafilm, Objektív Film, Objektív Film, ARD, ARD
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ágnes Bánfalvy, David Robinson, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, György Cserhalmi, Sándor Lukács, Teri Tordai, Karin Boyd, Judit Hernádi, Christine Harbort

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.

Keywords:

demon pact with the devil nazi career