Mephisto (1981)
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.
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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
- Péter Andorai — Otto Ulrichs
- Christine Harbort — Lotte Lindenthal
- Tamás Major — Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
- Ildikó Kishonti — Dora Martin, primadonna
- Mária Bisztrai — Motzné, tragika
- Sándor Lukács — Rolf Bonetti, bonviván
Where to watch Mephisto
Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, Hoopla
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