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Hanussen

1988 • 2h20m Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy

Rating

6.1/10

Popularity

1

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?

Details

Director

István Szabó

Screenplay

István Szabó

Péter Dobai

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Erland Josephson

Ildikó Bánsági

Release date

5/20/1988

Status

Released

Origin country

HU

AT

Vote count

21