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Hanussen

Hanussen

Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy

2h 20m

May 20, 1988 (37 years ago)

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?

ActorAge thenAge now
Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen

Birthday: June 22, 1943

4482
Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Dr. Bettelheim

Birthday: June 16, 1923

64 February 25, 2012 (88)
Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Sister Betty

Birthday: October 19, 1947

4077
Walter Schmidinger

Walter Schmidinger

Propaganda Chief

Birthday: April 28, 1933

55 September 28, 2013 (80)
Károly Eperjes

Károly Eperjes

Tibor Nowotny

Birthday: February 17, 1954

3471
Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska

Valery de la Meer

Birthday: September 19, 1953

3471
Colette Pilz-Warren

Colette Pilz-Warren

Dagma

Birthday: -

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Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Adrianna Biedrzyńska

Wally

Birthday: March 30, 1962

2663
György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Count Trantow-Waldbach

Birthday: February 17, 1948

4077
Michał Bajor

Michał Bajor

Becker

Birthday: June 13, 1957

3068