Hanussen(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 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?

Genre: Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy

Director: István Szabó

Actors: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Károly Eperjes, Grazyna Szapolowska, Colette Pilz-Warren, Adrianna Biedrzynska, György Cserhalmi, Michal Bajor

Release date: 1988-05-20

Country of origin: Austria, Germany, Hungary

Length: 2h 20m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10