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.
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Language
DE
Year
1981
Rating
7.2/10
133 votes • HD
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Hendrik Höfgen
Barbara Bruckner
Nicoletta von Niebuhr
Tábornagy
Juliette Martens
Hans Miklas
Otto Ulrichs
Lotte Lindenthal
Oskar Kroge, színigazgató
Dora Martin, primadonna
Motzné, tragika
Rolf Bonetti, bonviván
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