Mesmer (1994)
Gediegene Biografie des Arztes Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) Wien, 1770: Dr. Mesmer praktiziert mit unorthodoxen Methoden. Der exzentrische Einzelkämpfer verschreibt "magnetische Curen" und legt seinen Patienten die Hand auf. Sein prominentester Fall wird die vom Vater missbrauchte Pianistin Maria Paradies. Ihre Blindheit diagnostiziert Mesmer als hysterische Verweigerung. Die medizinische Fakultät bezichtigt ihn der Scharlatanerie…
Der Regisseur: Roger Spottiswoode
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Alan Rickman as Franz Anton Mesmer |
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Amanda Ooms as Maria Theresia Paradies |
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Simon McBurney as Franz Mesmer junior |
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David Hemblen as Doctor Ingenhousz |
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Anna Thalbach as Francesca |
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Donal Donnelly as Doctor Vic d'Azyr |
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Gillian Barge as Frau Mesmer |
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David Burke as Doctor de Vauzesmes |
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Beatie Edney as Marie Antoinette |
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Peter Dvorsky as Doctor Deslon |
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Szilágyi István as Coachman |
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János Gosztonyi as Footman |
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Heinz Trixner as Baron de Horka |
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Petra Köberl as Baroness de Horka |
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Peter Janisch as Chancellor von Kaunitz |
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Caroline Holdaway as Felicity |
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Jan Rubeš as Professor Stoerk |
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Martin Schwab as Herr Paradies |
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Dorothea Parton as Frau Paradies |
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Bence Kertész as Young Mesmer |
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Herbert Prikopa as Gregor |
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Joerg Biester as Captain |
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Serge Ridoux as King Louis |
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Shirley Douglas as Duchess Dubarry |
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Mareile Geisler as Hysterical Lady |
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Balázs Galkó as Musician |
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Antal Leisen as A Doctor |
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Dunai Tamás as Doctor's Companion |
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Gera Zoltán as Another Doctor |
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Herbert Moulton as Liveried Attendant |
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Noël Simsolo as Royal Dog Handler |
| Directing | Roger Spottiswoode | Director |
| Directing | Caroline Veyssière | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Hopfgartner | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Blandine Liedermann | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Jan Schlubach | Production Designer |
| Production | Jon Comerford | Casting |
| Production | Jan Fantl | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birgit Hutter | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Susan Shipton | Editor |
| Production | András Hámori | Co-Producer |
| Production | Susan Cavan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lance W. Reynolds | Producer |
| Production | Karin Beewen | Casting |
| Directing | Joanne T. Harwood | Continuity |
| Production | Ingrid Windisch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert D. Goodale | Producer |
| Production | Lacia Kornylo | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Michael Nyman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Wieland Schulz-Keil | Producer |
| Camera | Ragályi Elemér | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Production | Christoph Rüter | Casting |
| Writing | Dennis Potter | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Zenon | First Assistant Director |