FILM

Mephisto (1981)

Name: Mephisto
Director: István Szabó
Genre: Drama
Released: 1981-02-11
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Boyd

Film · 1981 · 145 min · 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.

Directed by István Szabó

Starring Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Boyd, György Cserhalmi, Péter Andorai, Christine Harbort

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	22 March 1982
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	11 February 1981

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