Hanussen

He saw the future. And it was war.

6.1
19882h 20m

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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Cast

Photo of Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen

Photo of Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Dr. Bettelheim

Photo of Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Sister Betty

Photo of Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Propaganda Chief

Photo of Károly Eperjes

Károly Eperjes

Tibor Nowotny

Photo of Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska

Valery de la Meer

Photo of György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Count Trantow-Waldbach

Photo of Róbert Rátonyi

Róbert Rátonyi

Prof. Gábor

Photo of Gabriela Kownacka

Gabriela Kownacka

Wife of Propaganda Chief

Photo of Ewa Błaszczyk

Ewa Błaszczyk

Hennie Stahl

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