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Hanussen (1988)

1988-05-20 · 2h 20m · HU
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He saw the future. And it was war.

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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István SzabóDirector

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Klaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Schneider / Eric Jan HanussenErland JosephsonErland JosephsonDr. BettelheimIldikó BánságiIldikó BánságiSister BettyWalter SchmidingerWalter SchmidingerPropaganda ChiefKároly EperjesKároly EperjesTibor NowotnyGrażyna SzapołowskaGrażyna SzapołowskaValery de la MeerColette Pilz-WarrenColette Pilz-WarrenDagmaAdrianna BiedrzyńskaAdrianna BiedrzyńskaWallyGyörgy CserhalmiGyörgy CserhalmiCount Trantow-WaldbachMichał BajorMichał BajorBeckerJiří AdamíraJiří AdamíraRattingerRóbert RátonyiRóbert RátonyiProf. Gábor

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TheaterNaziNazismAssassinationGermanyClairvoyanceClairvoyant

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Genre affinityFantasy · Drama · Science FictionTheme affinityTheater · Nazi · NazismDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference319867Actor preference319857 · 446942 · 453910

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What is Hanussen about?

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?

How long is Hanussen?

Hanussen has a runtime of 140 minutes.