Hanussen (1955)

In Germany during World War II, a well-known psychic decides to collaborate with the Nazis.

Directors:

O.W. Fischer, Georg Marischka

Writers:

Gerhard Menzel, Curt Riess (story)

Stars:

O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver, Erni Mangold

Cast

Credited cast:
O.W. Fischer	...	Eric Jan Hanussen
Liselotte Pulver	...	Hilde Graf
Erni Mangold	...	Priscilla Pletzak
Maria Dominique	...	Grace Coligny
Klaus Kinski	...	Erik von Spazier / Mirko
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Biberger
Hermann Speelmans	...	Maus
Franz Muxeneder	...	Jaroslav Huber
Siegfried Lowitz	...	Der Staatsanwalt
Werner Finck	...	Der Sachverständige
Wastl Witt	...	Leopold Ebenseder
Ludwig Linkmann	...	Herr Scholz
Helmut Qualtinger	...	Ernst Röhm
Margrit Läubli	...	Tanzgirl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Theodor Danegger

Storyline

In Germany during World War II, a well-known psychic decides to collaborate with the Nazis.

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Plot Keywords:

psychic | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Hanussen (1988)

User Reviews

Hanussen 1955 - FOUND

I was able to find an original German language version of this. It is being uploaded to Youtube and I also created a torrent file under Hanussen (1955) For those of you, like me, who endured the long wait for this to become available, wait no more...

This is the 1955 original version feature O.W. Fischer, Liseloett Pulver, and Klaus Kinski.

From Wikipedia: "After World War I, Hanussen performed a mind reading, muscle reading, and hypnosis act at La Scala in Berlin that catapulted him to stardom. At his height, he enjoyed the company of Germany's military and business elite, also becoming close with members of the SA (Sturmabteilung) and lenders to them of large sums of money. It is claimed he was a supporter of the Nazis despite his Jewish ancestry, which was an open secret.

Stories abound of meetings between Hanussen and Hitler, including an encounter shortly before the election of November 1932, during which Hanussen taught Hitler his crowd control techniques of using gestures and dramatic pauses.[3] Hanussen was also quite close to other important Nazi officials, to whom he had often lent money, including Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf, Karl Ernst and Friedrich Wilhelm Ohst."

Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 September 1955 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Fjärrskådaren

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Royal Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1