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22 March 1982 (USA)
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Plot:
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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Masterpiece of great Acting
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Directed by | |||
| István Szabó | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Péter Dobai | writer | |
| Klaus Mann | novel | |
| István Szabó | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Manfred Durniok | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Zdenkó Tamássy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lajos Koltai | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Zsuzsa Csákány | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| János P. Nagy | (as Nagy János) | ||
| József Romvári | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ágnes Gyarmathy | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ábrisné Basilides | .... | makeup artist | |
| Edit Basilides | .... | makeup artist | |
| Rozalia Szegedi | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Lajos Óvári | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mara Luttor | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| János Czakó | .... | stand-by props | |
| Éva Martin | .... | construction manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| György Fék | .... | sound | |
| Martin Steyer | .... | adr mixer | |
| András Szeredás | .... | dubbing scenarist | |
Stunts | |||
| Lou Horvath | .... | stunts | |
| Ferenc Novinecz | .... | stunts | |
| Béla Unger | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Magda B. Müller | .... | still photographer | |
| Gyula Kovács | .... | camera operator | |
| József Marton | .... | chief lighting technician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Judit Rákosi | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Géza Fülöp | .... | color consultant | |
Other crew | |||
| Zoltán Jekely | .... | translator | |
| Sarolta Lányi | .... | translator | |
| Mária Ligeti | .... | choreographer | |
| Angelika Máté | .... | translator | |
| Péter Máté | .... | translator | |
| Sándor Mórocz | .... | location manager | |
| Bertalan Papp | .... | advisor | |
| Jozsef Pleskonics | .... | location manager | |
| Péter Rajczi | .... | location manager | |
| János Rózsa | .... | script editor | |
| Béla Szirmai | .... | choreographer | |
| György Velezdi | .... | technician (as Velezdy György) | |
| Sándor Zeidler | .... | advisor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Analysis Film Releasing Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- 3DD Entertainment (1981) (non-USA) (all media)
- Atlantic Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Nox Film (2006) (worldwide) (TV)
- Palace Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1982) (UK) (video) (Betamax)
- Pole Vídeo Comunicações Ltda. (Brazil) (VHS)
- RUSCICO (2004) (Russia) (video)
- inD DVD (2006) (UK) (DVD)
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144 min | Spain:126 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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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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Goofs:
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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Quotes:
Hendrik Hoefgen:
Am I not the most dreadful villain you have seen?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#5.1)" (1992)
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Soundtrack:
Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich (Op.63-1)
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Discovered this film which was showing on TV in the early hours of the AM and enjoyed the entire story about a German actor who reached the top of his career in Nazi controlled Germany. Klaus Maria Brandauer,(Hendrik Hoefgen) played the role of this actor who was a perfectionist in his field of acting on the stage and was very successful in performing his role as Mephisto (The Devil) in "Faust" and the German people and Nazi's who loved his performance. The Nazi's decided to use Hendrik Hoefgen as their State Theatre Director and use this position as a propaganda platform in the Threate Arts and deceive the German people. Hendrik Hoefgen had a strong desire to present "Hamlet" to the German people and it seems that once this performance was presented, his career started to decline from the lime lights and the Nazi Government. There is an inter-racial love affair going on by Hendrik Hoefgen which adds a great deal of love and romance besides all his other lovers. Great Film, enjoy.