Film record

Mephisto

1981Feature film146 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Germany · Hungary · Austria
Languages
German · Hungarian
Genres
drama film · historical film

Credits

Direction

István Szabó — Directing

Cast

Krystyna Janda — Acting
Ildikó Bánsági — Acting
Rolf Hoppe — Acting
György Cserhalmi — Acting
Karin Boyd — Acting
Christine Harbort — Acting
Martin Hellberg — Acting
Christian Grashof — Acting
Teri Tordai — Acting
Péter Andorai — Acting
Tamás Major — Acting
Ildikó Kishonti — Acting
Ágnes Bánfalvy — Acting
Judit Hernádi — Acting
Irén Bordán — Acting
János Xantus — Acting
Hédi Temessy — Acting
István Szabó — Acting

Writing

István Szabó — Screenwriting
Péter Dobai — Screenwriting

Production

Manfred Durniok — Production

Music

Zdenko Tamássy — Music composition

Cinematography

Lajos Koltai — Cinematography

Editing

Zsuzsa Csákány — Editing
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

Austria · Original release
24 Apr 1981Checked 20 Sep 2026
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