Synopsis
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.
Facts
Based on
Mephisto
Awards
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Screenplay Award
Setting
Germany
Original language
Hungarian, German
Stills
Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2008 generic
- Academy Awards 1982 academy_award
- Cannes Film Festival 1981 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1981 generic
