Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Hendrik Höfgen
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. István Szabó's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mephisto is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
