Mephisto
An ambitious and talented actor on the verge of success marries the daughter of a respected professor in pre-World War II Germany. As the Nazi influence grows, he must decide whether to follow his wife and her family as they flee in exile or to use his popularity to further his own career. He returns to Berlin and uses his new connections to become the head of the National Theater, while tailoring his art to the fascist beliefs of his patrons. But he soon realizes that there is a price for his success.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Hendrik Höfgen
- Barbara Bruckner
- Nicoletta von Niebuhr
- General
- Hans Miklas
- Otto Ulrichs
- Juliette Martens
- Lotte Lindenthal
- Direktor Oskar H. Kroge
- Primadonna Dora Martin
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
German dialogue
based on
Translation
Script editor
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Production design
Set design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound
Choreographer
Consultant
Music
Cast
- Hendrik Höfgen
- Barbara Bruckner
- Nicoletta von Niebuhr
- General
- Hans Miklas
- Otto Ulrichs
- Juliette Martens
- Lotte Lindenthal
- Direktor Oskar H. Kroge
- Primadonna Dora Martin
- Sänger Rolf Bonetti
- Bella Höfgen
- Prof. Bruckner
- Professor
- Cäsar von Mack
- Sängerin Angelika Siebert
- Sängerin Rahel Mohrenwitz
- Heroine
- Bühnenarbeiter Knurr
- Frau Efeu
- Chefgardrobier Böck
- Frau des Generals
- Sebastian
- Theatersekretärin Frl. Bernhardt
- Darsteller des Faust
- Darsteller des Joachim
- Frau des Bankiers
- Kritiker Davidson
- Kritiker Müller
- Bildhauer
- Herausgeber Radig
- Sängerin
- Sängerin
- Filmschauspielerin
- Filmschauspieler
- Adjutant
- Adjutant
- Adjutant
- Adjutant
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer (TV)
Executive producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
FSK-Prüfung: 25.08.1981, 52606, ab 12 Jahre, feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung: 11.02.1981, Budapest, Ungarische Filmwoche;
Kinostart (DE): 24.04.1981, Wiesbaden, Bambi;
TV-Erstsendung (DD): 01.01.1983, DFF 1;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 30.01.1983, ARD
Titles
- Originaltitel (HU DE AT) Mephisto
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung: 25.08.1981, 52606, ab 12 Jahre, feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung: 11.02.1981, Budapest, Ungarische Filmwoche;
Kinostart (DE): 24.04.1981, Wiesbaden, Bambi;
TV-Erstsendung (DD): 01.01.1983, DFF 1;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 30.01.1983, ARD
Awards
- David di Donatello, Bester Darsteller in einem ausländischen Film
- David di Donatello, Bester ausländischer Film
- Oscar, Bester ausländischer Film
- , Bestes Drehbuch
- F.I.P.R.E.S.C.I.-Preis
- Jussi, Bester Hauptdarsteller
- Prädikat: Wertvoll
- Gildepreis, Bester Film