Mephisto

35 mmORSS15
Director:István Szabó
Premiere:1. April 1982
Length:133 minutes
Genre:Drama

Mephisto

Mephisto; István Szabó, 1981, OV (maď. + nem. + angl.) + ST (sk; István Szabó, 1981, versions: OR,SS,

Director: István Szabó • Scenario: Péter Dobai • Kameraman: Lajos Koltai • Actors: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, György Cserhalmi

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.

Length: 133 min

Year: 1981
Local premiere date: 1. April 1982

Country of origin:

  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Austria

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles

Director: István Szabó • Scenario: Péter Dobai • Kameraman: Lajos Koltai • Actors: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, György Cserhalmi

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.

Year: 1981
Local premiere date: 1. April 1982

Country of origin:

  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Austria

Language version:

OR - Original version
SS - Slovak subtitles