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"He saw the future. And it was war."
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?
Starring
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Hanussen was released 38 years ago in 1988.
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 th...
Hanussen is a Science Fiction, History, Drama film with a runtime of 2h 20m.
CAST (16)
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen
Erland Josephson
Dr. Bettelheim
Ildikó Bánsági
Sister Betty
Walter Schmidinger
Propaganda Chief
Károly Eperjes
Tibor Nowotny
Grażyna Szapołowska
Valery de la Meer
CP
Colette Pilz-Warren
Dagma
Adrianna Biedrzyńska
Wally
György Cserhalmi
Count Trantow-Waldbach
Michał Bajor
Becker
Jiří Adamíra
Rattinger
Róbert Rátonyi
Prof. Gábor
Gabriela Kownacka
Wife of Propaganda Chief
Ewa Błaszczyk
Hennie Stahl
Péter Andorai
Fabian
Kalina Jędrusik
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What is Hanussen about?
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?
How long is Hanussen?
Hanussen has a runtime of 140 minutes (2h 20m).
Who stars in Hanussen?
The cast of Hanussen includes Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Károly Eperjes.
What is the rating of Hanussen?
Hanussen has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 21 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (4)
Science Fiction
History
Drama
Fantasy
