18 reviews
Sci-Fi/History
2h 20m
1988
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...

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?
- DirectorIstván Szabó
- Release20 May 1988
- Genre
- Duration2h 20m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate18 reviews
- Productions
ZDF, Hungarofilm, Mafilm, Mokép, Objektív Filmstúdió Vállalat, CCC Filmkunst
Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen

Erland Josephson
Dr. Bettelheim

Ildikó Bánsági
Sister Betty

Walter Schmidinger
Propaganda Chief

Károly Eperjes
Tibor Nowotny

Grażyna Szapołowska
Valery de la Meer

Adrianna Biedrzyńska
Wally

György Cserhalmi
Count Trantow-Waldbach

Michał Bajor
Becker

Jiří Adamíra
Rattinger

Róbert Rátonyi
Prof. Gábor

Gabriela Kownacka
Wife of Propaganda Chief

Ewa Błaszczyk
Hennie Stahl

Péter Andorai
Fabian

Kalina Jędrusik
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