Hanussen
Hanussen

Hanussen (20/05/1988)

Synopsis

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?

Production

ZDF, Hungarofilm, Mafilm, Mokép, Objektív Filmstúdió Vállalat, CCC Filmkunst

Pays de production

Austria, Germany, Hungary

Genres

Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Károly Eperjes

Károly Eperjes

Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska