
Overview
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.
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (1982) and the Best Screenplay Award (1981)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1982)
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Based on
Based on Mephisto
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Sequels
Followed by Colonel Redl
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Music
Music by Zdenko Tamássy
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Lajos Koltai
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Péter DobaiScreenplay
- Klaus MannNovel
- István SzabóScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 11, 1981
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Hungary
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