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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?

He saw the future. And it was war.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History, Science Fiction

Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildiko Bansagi

Released: May 20, 1988

Runtime: 140.0

Popularity Rating: 2.511

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Hungarofilm, Mafilm, Mokep, Objektiv Filmstudio Vallalat, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Austria, Germany, Hungary

Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen Klaus Maria Brandauer
Dr. Bettelheim Erland Josephson
Sister Betty Ildiko Bansagi
Propaganda Chief Walter Schmidinger
Tibor Nowotny Karoly Eperjes
Valery de la Meer Grażyna Szapolowska
Dagma Colette Pilz-Warren
Wally Adrianna Biedrzynska
Count Trantow-Waldbach Cserhalmi Gyorgy
Becker Michal Bajor
Rattinger Jiri Adamira
Prof. Gabor Robert Ratonyi
Wife of Propaganda Chief Gabriela Kownacka
Hennie Stahl Ewa Blaszczyk
Fabian Andorai Peter
Kalina Jedrusik

Art — Production Design: Jozsef Romvari
Art — Set Decoration: Gyula Toth
Art — Set Decoration: Laszlo Makai
Camera — Camera Operator: Gyula Kovacs
Camera — Camera Operator: Istvan Decsi
Camera — Director of Photography: Lajos Koltai
Camera — Still Photographer: Magda B. Muller
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Lambert Hofer Jr.
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Nelly Vago
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Zsuzsa Stenger
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Erzsebet Racz
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Department Head: Janos Nemeth
Directing — Director: Istvan Szabo
Editing — Dialogue Editor: Brigitta Kajdacsi
Editing — Editor: Bettina Rekuc
Editing — Editor: Brigitta Kajdacsi
Editing — Editor: Eva Szentandrasi
Editing — Editor: Zsuzsa Csakany
Production — Producer: Artur Brauner
Production — Producer: Judit Sugar
Sound — Music: Gyorgy Vukan
Sound — Music: Zdenko Tamassy
Sound — Music Director: Miklosne Miklos
Sound — Sound: Antal Szabo
Sound — Sound: Janos Csaki
Visual Effects — Special Effects Supervisor: Ferenc Ormos
Writing — Dialogue: Gabriella Prekop
Writing — Screenplay: Istvan Szabo
Writing — Screenplay: Peter Dobai
Writing — Script Editor: Gabriella Prekop
Writing — Script Editor: Heinz Freitag