Mephisto
1981 · 145 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 12,015 VOTES · DIR. István Szabó
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 701 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:05 l'll give my heart just to one man
00:06:51 One day, l'll come to fetch you.
00:10:39 l, too, have skin and bones and body weight...
00:13:45 What?
00:16:29 Alone, l'm too weak to overcome it, but you could help me.
00:19:38 That is Sebastian.
00:23:02 So ashamed, l could sink down into hell.
00:25:21 Silly goose !
00:27:46 So much understanding for that lousy brat.
00:29:46 ...and the friend of a German hero.
00:31:43 Either Miklas leaves the theater...
00:36:16 You have friends here.
00:40:55 May l introduce some of your admirers?
00:44:21 Nobody shall give orders Nobody shall be a slave
00:47:55 We are the sons of one people, we all have the same goal!
00:49:53 The ltalian's fiery blood, the north's enduring pluck.
00:52:34 Mephisto, l never lock the door. need neither bolts nor life insurance.
00:54:52 l'm tir ed. l was tossing all night. Why?
00:57:21 Either we take a stand or go, if our freedom is in danger.
01:00:03 Now the scene where they follow her to the Fishermen's Bastion.
01:03:16 What's the man afraid of?
01:06:39 l'll warm you up.
01:08:42 Live here till things settle down, but don't tell anyone.
01:11:29 How pleasant is your courtesy! A man like many more you see.
Cast & Characters
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Hendrik Höfgen
Ildikó Bánsági
Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Krystyna Janda
Barbara Bruckner
Rolf Hoppe
General
György Cserhalmi
Hans Miklas
Péter Andorai
Otto Ulrichs
Karin Boyd
Juliette Martens
Christine Harbort
Lotte Lindenthal
Tamás Major
Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Ildikó Kishonti
Dora Martin, primadonna
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed701
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:01:05
Final line01:11:29
Production Record
DirectorIstván Szabó
LanguageGerman
Budget$144
IMDb votes12,015