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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, Karin Boyd, György Cserhalmi
Crew: Péter Dobai (Screenplay), Klaus Mann (Novel), Manfred Durniok (Producer), Zdenkó Tamássy (Original Music Composer), Lajos Koltai (Director of Photography), Zsuzsa Csákány (Editor)
Country: Austria, Germany, Hungary
Language: Deutsch, Magyar, English
Studio: Mafilm, Objektív Film, ARD
Runtime: 145 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 11, 1981
IMDb: 3.8
