CinemaOSMovie · 1981 · 2h 25m
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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.

Directed byIstván Szabó

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
DE
Released
February 11, 1981
Studios
MafilmARDObjektív Film

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Hendrik Höfgen

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Barbara Bruckner

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Nicoletta von Niebuhr

Rolf Hoppe

Rolf Hoppe

Tábornagy

Karin Boyd

Karin Boyd

Juliette Martens

György Cserhalmi

Hans Miklas

Péter Andorai

Péter Andorai

Otto Ulrichs

Christine Harbort

Christine Harbort

Lotte Lindenthal

Tamás Major

Tamás Major

Oskar Kroge, színigazgató

Ildikó Kishonti

Ildikó Kishonti

Dora Martin, primadonna

Creative team
Directed by
István Szabó
István Szabó
Written by
Péter Dobai
Péter Dobai
István Szabó
István Szabó
Produced by
Manfred Durniok

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