Hanussen

Hanussen (1988)

Directed by István Szabó

2h 20m

Science Fiction

| History

| Drama

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?

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

Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska

Valery de la Meer

Colette Pilz-Warren

Colette Pilz-Warren

Dagma

Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Wally

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Count Trantow-Waldbach

Crew

István Szabó

István Szabó

Director

István Szabó

István Szabó

Screenplay

Péter Dobai

Péter Dobai

Screenplay

Artur Brauner

Artur Brauner

Producer

Judit Sugár

Judit Sugár

Producer

Gyula Tóth

Gyula Tóth

Set Decoration

László Makai

László Makai

Set Decoration

Nelly Vágó

Nelly Vágó

Costume Design

Gabriella Prekop

Gabriella Prekop

Dialogue

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