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Mephisto
Mephisto
7.8
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660 Ratings

MEPHISTO

Directed by István Szabó
Austria, West Germany, 1981
Drama, War, History

Synopsis

Hendrik Hoefgen is a passionate but struggling actor who, despite his political ambivalence, remains in Germany during the rise of the Nazi regime. When he accepts a Nazi official’s offer to make him a star, Hoefgen receives the success and adulation he has long sought—but at what price?

Synopsis

Hendrik Hoefgen is a passionate but struggling actor who, despite his political ambivalence, remains in Germany during the rise of the Nazi regime. When he accepts a Nazi official’s offer to make him a star, Hoefgen receives the success and adulation he has long sought—but at what price?