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Hanussen
Hanussen

Hanussen

He saw the future. And it was war.

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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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

20 May 1988

Country

Austria

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

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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