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22 March 1982 (USA)
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A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance...
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Won Oscar.
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2 nominations
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Mephisto is magnificent
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Hendrik Hoefgen |
 | Krystyna Janda | ... | Barbara Bruckner |
| Ildikó Bánsági | ... | Nicoletta von Niebuhr |
| Rolf Hoppe | ... | Tábornagy |
| György Cserhalmi | ... | Hans Miklas |
| Péter Andorai | ... | Otto Ulrichs |
| Karin Boyd | ... | Juliette Martens |
| Christine Harbort | ... | Lotte Lindenthal |
| Tamás Major | ... | Oskar Kroge, színigazgató |
| Ildikó Kishonti | ... | Dora Martin, primadonna |
| Mária Bisztrai | ... | Motzné, tragika |
| Sándor Lukács | ... | Rolf Bonetti, bonviván |
| Ágnes Bánfalvy | (as Bánfalvi Ágnes) | |
| Judit Hernádi | ... | Rachel Mohrenwitz, drámai szende |
| Vilmos Kun | ... | Ügyelõ |
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144 min | Spain:126 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Based on the novel "Mephisto" by Klaus Mann, which obviously portrays his former brother-in-law Gustaf Gründgens. Therefore, it was banned in Germany until 2000.
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Crew or equipment visible: As Hoefgen crosses a street, a car passes in front of him. The crew is reflected in the car's window.
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Hendrik Hoefgen:
Am I not the most dreadful villain you have seen?
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.53)" (2005)
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Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich (Op.63-1)
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What can one say about this film apart from it being totally brilliant? Klaus Maria Brandauer is ideally cast in the role of Hendrik Hoefgen. The character of Hoefgen is a thinly disguised version of the famous German actor and Director of the Prussian State Theatre in Berlin, Gustav Grundgens. Grundgens compromised with the National Socialist authorities under Hitler to retain his role in the theatre. Others left as they did not want to be associated with the Third Reich and all its horrors. Marlene Dietrich was one such person. Grundgens remained. This film is a classic for any drama student as it shows the state of theatre in Germany before the rise of the Third Reich in Germany. It very clearly depicts theatre pre-1918 and also the early and important work of Bertolt Brecht. The thuggery of the Nazi German regime is clearly exposed with all the filth who polluted the upper echelons of society down to the working man. This is a brilliant piece of film making. Don't miss it as it is gripping drama.