Mephisto
feature film, drama, Germany, Hungary, Austria, 1981
DIRECTED BY: István Szabo
CAST:
Klaus Maria Brandauer (Hendrik Höfgen),
Krystyna Janda (Barbara Bruckner),
Ildikó Bánsági (Nicoletta von Niebuhr),
Rolf Hoppe (Tábornagy),
György Cserhalmi (Hans Miklas)
SCRIPT:
István Szabó,
Péter Dobai (based on book by Klaus Mann)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Lajos Koltai
MUSIC:
Zdenkó Tamássy
EDITING:
Zsuzsa Csákány
Synopsis:
This is a contemporary version of Faust. Elevating advantages above
morality, a German actor reaches his career peak thanks to help from the Nazis…
This film won an Oscar in the category of the best foreign film and is
characterized by Klaus Maria Brandauers outstanding performance.
color, 144'