1981
7.2 (131 votes)
2h 25m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Mafilm
Objektív Film
ARD
Objektív Film
ARD
Mephisto
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Péter Dobai, István Szabó
Producer: Manfred Durniok
Director of Photography: Lajos Koltai
Director: István Szabó
