Mephisto
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2h 26m
Directed by Itsvan Szabo | 146 mins | 1981
In early 1930s Germany, an ambitious stage actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer) enjoys the greatest success of his career in the role of Mephistopheles—and his new fame will become his downfall, as he clings to the spotlight by becoming an eager servant of the rising Nazi Party.
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