Hanussen (1988)
Directed by István Szabó · 140 min · Science Fiction, History, Drama, Fantasy
15.3 TOPICAL score · #5,014 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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?
Hanussen (1988, directed by István Szabó) has a TOPICAL score of 15.3 - ranked 5,014 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (25 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 17 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (25 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 17 languages
- Still read998 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor #914), Erland Josephson (actor #938), Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger