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 |
| Writing | István Szabó | Screenplay |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Production | Judit Sugár | Producer |
| Writing | Gabriella Prekop | Dialogue |
| Sound | Zdenkó Tamássy | Music |
| Sound | György Vukán | Music |
| Camera | Lajos Koltai | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Zsuzsa Csákány | Editor |
| Editing | Brigitta Kajdácsi | Editor |
| Editing | Bettina Rekuc | Editor |
| Editing | Éva Szentandrási | Editor |
| Art | József Romvári | Production Design |
| Art | László Makai | Set Decoration |
| Art | Gyula Tóth | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Stenger | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelly Vágó | Costume Design |
| Writing | Heinz Freitag | Script Editor |
| Writing | Gabriella Prekop | Script Editor |
| Sound | Miklósné Miklós | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lambert Hofer Jr. | Costume Design |
| Camera | István Decsi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gyula Kovács | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Magda B. Müller | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Ferenc Ormos | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Brigitta Kajdácsi | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | János Csáki | Sound |
| Sound | Antal Szabó | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Rácz | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | János Németh | Makeup Department Head |
