Summary 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? View more details
Directed : István Szabó
Written : Paul Hengge Péter Dobai Erik Jan Hanussen
Stars : Klaus Maria Brandauer Erland Josephson Ildikó Bánsági Walter Schmidinger
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Oct 5, 1988
Countries of origin : Hungary Austria West Germany
Language : German Hungarian
Filming locations : Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Production companies : Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Mafilm Hungarofilm
Summary 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? View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Oct 5, 1988
Countries of origin : Hungary Austria West Germany
Language : German Hungarian
Filming locations : Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Production companies : Central Cinema Company Film (CCC) Mafilm Hungarofilm
