Directed by:
István SzabóCinematography:
Lajos KoltaiCast:
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Károly Eperjes, Grazyna Szapolowska, Adrianna Biedrzyńska, György Cserhalmi (more)Plots(1)
1918, Piave. Klaus Schneider is wounded on his head. His doctor, Bettelheim discovers that the lance sergeant is able to provoke hypnosis and this could be exploited for the purposes of healing. Captain Nowotny, a former director of variety wants to take advantage of the ability of Schneider in show programs and he takes him to Vienna. Schneider here achieves ever greater success under the name Hanussen. He goes to Berlin with his escort and becomes the Prophet there. He predicts the take-over of power by Hitler and he believes that he will be able to foretell his actions. But the chief of propaganda, having let him predict the burning of the Reichstag, decides: No more prophets beside Hitler. Hanussen is killed by the Nazi. The Reichstag burns. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Klaus Maria Brandauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/228/162228132_b2aef3.jpg)
Klaus Maria Brandauer
German Empire
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Out of Africa (1985)
Mephisto (1981)
![Erland Josephson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271221_9339ac.jpg)
Erland Josephson
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
The Ox (1991)
![Ildikó Bánsági](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/201/162201262_c4b5c5.jpg)
Ildikó Bánsági
Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Hanussen (1988)
![Walter Schmidinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271417_4f8907.jpg)
Walter Schmidinger
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Lemmings, Part 1 - Arcades (1979) (TV movie)
Hanussen (1988)
![Károly Eperjes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270737_0aefa3.jpg)
Károly Eperjes
Hungary
![Grazyna Szapolowska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274105_067592.jpg)
Grazyna Szapolowska
Poland
Best movies:
Karol : L'homme qui devint Pape (2005) (TV movie)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Big Shar (1982)
![Adrianna Biedrzyńska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/870/165870748_8a36a3.png)
Adrianna Biedrzyńska
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Hanussen (1988)
Boris Godunov (1986)
![György Cserhalmi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467359_fb7c29.jpg)
György Cserhalmi
Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Paths of Light (2005)
![Jiří Adamíra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268982_0c9bc3.jpg)
Jiří Adamíra
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
A Prayer for Katerina Horovitzova (1965) (TV movie)
Byl jednou jeden dům (1974) (series)
![Gabriela Kownacka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/353/167353788_610104.png)
Gabriela Kownacka
Poland
Best movies:
Hanussen (1988)
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1985)
The Wedding (1972)
![Péter Andorai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/182/164182408_2b6c5e.jpg)
Péter Andorai
Hungary
Géza Kovács
Canada
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Hanussen (1988)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Lajos Kovács
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Paths of Light (2005)
Les Ailes du désir (1987)
Sunshine (1999)
Sándor Simó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Sunshine (1999)
Hanussen (1988)
Sleepwalkers (2002)
![Miklós Székely B.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/334/162334174_ad931d.jpg)
Miklós Székely B.
Hungary
Best movies:
Sátántangó (1994)
Twilight (1990)
Damnation (1988)
János Xantus
Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Hanussen (1988)
Allegro Barbaro (1979)
Ewa Blaszczyk
Poland
Best movies:
Hanussen (1988)
Planet Single (2016)
Nothing Funny (1995)
János Ács
Hungary
Best movies:
Hanussen (1988)
Macbeth (1983) (TV movie)
Football of the Good Old Days (1973)
![Michal Bajor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162421_2e6750.jpg)
Michal Bajor
Poland
Best movies:
Hanussen (1988)
No End (1985)
Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
![Kalina Jedrusik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/164/159164352_e0b8bb.jpg)
Kalina Jedrusik
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
Hanussen (1988)