''Hanussen'' is a 1988 Hungarian film about

Erik Jan Hanussen Erik Jan Hanussen, born Hermann Steinschneider (2 June 1889, in Vienna – 25 March 1933, in Berlin), was an Austrian Jewish publicist, charlatan and clairvoyant performer. Acclaimed in his lifetime as a hypnotist, mentalist, occultist and astr ...

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the la ...

. It was nominated for the 1988

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

. The German language film starred

Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in ''The Russia House'' (1990), ''Mephisto'' ...

. The film was entered into the

1988 Cannes Film Festival The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August. The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...

Plot

Austrian Klaus Schneider, who later comes to be known as

is wounded during World War I. While recovering in the care of Dr. Emil Bettelheim (

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career J ...

), the Doctor discovers that Schneider possesses empathic powers. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name and goes to Berlin to perform in halls and theaters as a hypnotist and mind reader. His purported powers bring him to the attention of the Nazis which cause his fame and power – as well as his own troubles – to grow.

Cast

– Klaus Schneider /

– Dr. Bettelheim *

Ildikó Bánsági Ildikó Bánsági (born 19 October 1947) is a Hungarian actress, ''Kossuth Prize'' and '' Jászai Mari Award'' winner, member of the ''Halhatatlanok Társulata'', full member of the ''Magyar Művészeti Akadémia''. She has appeared in more th ...

– Sister Betty *

Walter Schmidinger Walter Schmidinger (28 April 1933 – 28 September 2013) was an Austrian actor. Schmidinger was born in Linz, and died, aged 80, in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by bo ...

– Propaganda chief *

Károly Eperjes Károly Eperjes (born 17 February 1954 in Hegykő) is a Kossuth Prize winner Hungarian stage and film actor, member of the National Theatre in Budapest. Eperjes appeared in more than fifty films since 1982. Selected filmography Awards * J� ...

– Captain Tibor Nowotny *

Grażyna Szapołowska Grażyna Szapołowska (; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress. Life and career She was born in Bydgoszcz. The father was of Latvian-Polish descent, and mother, Wanda, was Lithuanian-Polish descent. She has a sister, Lidi ...

– Valery de la Meer * Colette Pilz-Warren – Dagma *

Adrianna Biedrzyńska Adrianna Biedrzyńska (born 30 March 1962, in Toruń, Poland) is a Polish actress. She performed in more than thirty films since 1983. She is best known for her performance as Anka in Decalogue IV. She works well in both dramatic and comedy ro ...

– Wally *

György Cserhalmi György Cserhalmi (born 17 February 1948, in Budapest) is a Hungarian actor. He graduated from the Actors Academy in 1971. He is also the founder of the Labdater Theatre in the Globe cultural centre. Employment *1971: Debrecen Csokonai Theat ...

– Count Trantow-Waldbach *

Michał Bajor Michał Bajor (born 13 June 1957 in Głuchołazy, Poland) is a Polish actor and musician. Bajor’s songs are based on texts by Wojciech Młynarski, Jonasz Kofta, Andrzej Ozga, Marcin Sosnowski, and Julian Tuwim. He is a member of the Academy of th ...

Jiří Adamíra Jiří Adamíra (2 April 1926 in Dobrovice – 14 August 1993 in Prague) was a Czech actor. Adamíra began as an actor in the season 1945–1946 and from 1946 to 1950 worked under the director Jiří Dalík in the theatre. He later appeared i ...

* Róbert Rátonyi *

Kalina Jędrusik Kalina Jędrusik (5 February 1930 in Częstochowa – 7 August 1991 in Warsaw) was a Polish singer and actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1953 to 1991. Jędrusik was married to writer Stanisław Dygat. Biography Kalina J ...

(as Kalyna Dygat Jydrusik) *

Gabriela Kownacka Gabriela Anna Kownacka (née Kwasz) (25 May 1952, Wrocław – 30 November 2010, Warsaw) was a Polish film and stage actress, best known for playing in the Polish TV series '' Rodzina zastępcza''. Kownacka was a Lutheran. She has starred in ove ...

Ewa Błaszczyk Ewa Błaszczyk (born 15 October 1955) is a Polish actress. She has made over 35 appearances in film and television. She starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski's '' Dekalog: Nine'' and in the 1980s TV series ''Zmiennicy Zmiennicy (English: ''Subs'') is ...

- Henni Stahl

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* 1988 films Hungarian drama films 1980s Hungarian-language films Austrian drama films West German films German drama films 1988 drama films Films directed by István Szabó Films set in Berlin Films set in the 1920s Films set in the 1930s Films about magic and magicians Remakes of German films 1980s German films {{bio-film-stub

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