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Hanussen: Hitler's Astrologer

Original title: Hanussen

“He saw the future. And it was war.”

1988 · 2 h 20 min
Directed by István Szabó · Hungary · Contemporary European Art Cinema
DramaHistorySci-FiFantasy

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer Erland Josephson Ildikó Bánsági Walter Schmidinger Károly Eperjes Grazyna Szapolowska

Plot

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise: a clairvoyant who foretells the future and is destroyed by his gift.

Sinekatalog’s take

István Szabó's drama, with Klaus Maria Brandauer, is strong and unsettling, the final part of his trilogy about compromise.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,105 votes)
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