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Hanussen
Hanussen
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Hanussen

1988
2h 20m
Science Fiction
History
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

2h 20m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"He saw the future. And it was war."

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?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 20m
May 20, 1988
Languages
German
Hungarian
Director
István Szabó
István Szabó
Production
ZDF
ZDF
Hungarofilm
Hungarofilm
Mafilm
Mafilm
Mokép
Mokép
Objektív Filmstúdió Vállalat
Objektív Filmstúdió Vállalat
Production Countries
Austria
Germany
Hungary

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

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

Dagma

Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Wally

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Count Trantow-Waldbach

Michał Bajor

Michał Bajor

Becker

Jiří Adamíra

Jiří Adamíra

Rattinger

Róbert Rátonyi

Róbert Rátonyi

Prof. Gábor

Gabriela Kownacka

Gabriela Kownacka

Wife of Propaganda Chief

Ewa Błaszczyk

Ewa Błaszczyk

Hennie Stahl

Péter Andorai

Péter Andorai

Fabian

Kalina Jędrusik

Kalina Jędrusik

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