Hanussen

Release Date:

Mar 10, 1989

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

2:00

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Istvan Szabo

Cast:

Klaus Maria Brandauer	Klaus Schneider/Eric Jan Hanussen
Erland Josephson	Dr. Bettelheim
Ildiko Bansagi	Sister Betty

Language:

English

Related Programs:

The Last Metro

The Conformist

Austrian soldier Klaus Schneider is shot in the head during combat in World War I. As he recovers under the watch of Dr. Bettleheim, Schneider discovers he has the ability to read minds and see the future. Renaming himself Erik Jan Hanussen, he uses his new abilities to make money in Germany as a mind reader. Soon, Hanussen predicts the rise of Hitler and World War II, which raises his profile while also endangering his life.

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