A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan Hanussen and goes to Berlin, as a hypnotist and clairvoyant performing in halls and theaters. He always speaks the truth, which brings him to the attention of powerful Nazis. He predicts their rise (good propaganda for them) and their violence (not so good). He's in pain and at risk. What is Hanussen's future?
| Directing | István Szabó | Director |
| Writing | Péter Dobai | Screenplay |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Writing | István Szabó | Screenplay |
| Production | Judit Sugár | Producer |
| Art | Gyula Tóth | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Gyula Kovács | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Ferenc Ormos | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Brigitta Kajdácsi | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Éva Szentandrási | Editor |
| Sound | Antal Szabó | Sound |
| Editing | Brigitta Kajdácsi | Editor |
| Camera | Lajos Koltai | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Stenger | Costume Design |
| Writing | Heinz Freitag | Script Editor |
| Writing | Gabriella Prekop | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Rácz | Hairstylist |
| Art | László Makai | Set Decoration |
| Sound | János Csáki | Sound |
| Editing | Zsuzsa Csákány | Editor |
| Editing | Bettina Rekuc | Editor |
| Camera | István Decsi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Magda B. Müller | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | János Németh | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Zdenkó Tamássy | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelly Vágó | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lambert Hofer Jr. | Costume Design |
| Sound | György Vukán | Music |
| Writing | Gabriella Prekop | Dialogue |
| Sound | Miklósné Miklós | Music Director |
| Art | József Romvári | Production Design |
