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Mephisto is a 1981 German political drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó, and based on the novel of the same name by Klaus Mann.
Mar 22, 1982 · Mephisto: Directed by István Szabó. With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe. In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion.
Aug 21, 2008 · In "Mephisto," a movie that takes place in Germany during the rise of Nazism, there are many insults, but the most wounding is simply the word "actor"! It is screamed at the film's hero by his sponsor, a Nazi general who is in charge of cultural affairs.
Jun 11, 2014 · Video Detective. 136K subscribers. 455. 153K views 10 years ago. Mephisto Trailer 1981 Director: Istvan Szabo Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe ...more.
A masterpiece of art direction and allegorical irony, Mephisto is a full-scaled and highly ambitious artwork that revives the times of the pre-WWII Germany and Europe with a tremendous cinematic artistry bringing along one of the greatest movie performances of the 20th Century by Klaus Maria Brandauer as the theater puppet Hendrik Höfgen.
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.
Mephisto is the title of a 1981 film adaptation of Klaus Mann's novel Mephisto, directed by István Szabó, and starring Klaus Maria Brandauer as Hendrik Höfgen. The film was a co-production between companies in West Germany, Hungary and Austria.
