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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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Mephisto or Faust?
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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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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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Featured in "Zomergasten: (#5.1)" (1992)
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Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich (Op.63-1)
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This film faithfully recreates the novel written in 1936 by Klaus Mann. It is a reflection of the age old temptation of Man, the story of Goethe's Faust. Karl Maria Brandauer is magnificent as Hendrik Höfgen, the obsessed "actor" who will do anything to gain wealth and fame. He first betrays the world around him, and then his inner values are swept away as he finally enters the inner sanctum of Nazi Germany. Is true theatre on stage or in the handshake that Höfgen makes in the prime minister's box behind the audience? Everything in this movie revolves around Höfgen's downward spiral into the abyss; the initial ascent to stardom was but an illusion. Mann instinctively knew that tragedy would befall his country when a pact was made between Hitler and the financial, industrial and military élites of Germany - remember the book was written nine years before that country's downfall. View the movie and read the book. Two truly artistic achievements! Thumbs up to István Szabó and K.M. Brandauer who managed to reveal everything in Höfgen's character.