Hanussen
movie
He saw the future. And it was war.
Released May 20, 1988
Overview
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?
Cast
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as
Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen
Erland Josephson
as
Dr. Bettelheim
Ildikó Bánsági
as
Sister Betty
Walter Schmidinger
as
Propaganda Chief
Károly Eperjes
as
Tibor Nowotny
Grażyna Szapołowska
as
Valery de la Meer
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Colette Pilz-Warren
as
Dagma
Adrianna Biedrzyńska
as
Wally
György Cserhalmi
as
Count Trantow-Waldbach
Michał Bajor
as
Becker
Jiří Adamíra
as
Rattinger
Róbert Rátonyi
as
Prof. Gábor
Crew
István Szabó
as
Director
István Szabó
as
Screenplay
Péter Dobai
as
Screenplay
Artur Brauner
as
Producer
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Judit Sugár
as
Producer
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Gyula Tóth
as
Set Decoration
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László Makai
as
Set Decoration
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Nelly Vágó
as
Costume Design
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Gabriella Prekop
as
Dialogue
György Vukán
as
Music
Lajos Koltai
as
Director of Photography
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Bettina Rekuc
as
Editor