Hanussen
feature film, historical drama, Hungary, Austria, West Germany, 1988
DIRECTED BY: István Szabo
CAST:
Klaus Maria Brandauer (Klaus Schneider / Eric Jan Hanussen),
Erland Josephson (Dr. Bettelheim),
Ildikó Bánsági (Betty),
Walter Schmidinger,
Károly Eperjes (Tibor Nowotny),
Grazyna Szapolowska (Valery de la Meer)
SCRIPT:
István Szabó,
Péter Dobai (based on Erik Jan Hanussen's autobiography)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Lajos Koltai
MUSIC:
Zdenkó Tamássy,
György Vukán
EDITING:
Zsuzsa Csákány,
Brigitta Kajdácsi,
Bettina Rekuc,
Éva Szentandrási
Synopsis:
This film is based on a true event. It is the story of an Austrian soldier who becomes clairvoyant after he is shot in the head with a bullet. He can now read other people’s thoughts and predict the future. When his prophecies attract Hitler’s attention, he is put into further danger…
This is the third collaboration between the actor Brandauer and the directror Szabó. The film was nominated for an Oscar.
color, 140'