Hanussen Poster

Hanussen

61.00% | May 20, 1988 | Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan Hanussen and goes to Berlin, as a hypnotist and clairvoyant performing in halls and theaters. He always speaks the truth, which brings him to the attention of powerful Nazis. He predicts their rise (good propaganda for them) and their violence (not so good). He's in pain and at risk. What is Hanussen's future?

Featured Crew

István Szabó
Director
István Szabó
Screenplay
Péter Dobai
Screenplay
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Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen
Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson
Dr. Bettelheim
Ildikó Bánsági
Ildikó Bánsági
Sister Betty
Walter Schmidinger
Walter Schmidinger
Propaganda Chief
Károly Eperjes
Károly Eperjes
Tibor Nowotny

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